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2003 SESSION
HB 1790 Timelines for decisions and appeals of teacher grievances.
Introduced by: Robert Tata | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Timelines for decisions and appeals of teacher grievances. Clarifies that a school board has 10 business days to (i) initiate another hearing after receipt of a fact-finding panel's decision; (ii) determine grievability after the following of a grievance; and (iii) transmit a notice of appeal of its decision on grievability to the clerk of the relevant court. The bill also clarifies that the teacher has 10 business days after the school board makes its decision on grievability to file an appeal with the court and 10 business days to request a hearing before the school board after receiving the findings of fact and recommendations of a fact-finding panel. In addition, this provision clarifies that the court must sit to hear an appeal of grievability within 10 business days from receipt of the appeal. Currently, the relevant laws are silent as to whether "ten days" means 10 calendar days or 10 business days. Because school boards do not meet every week, 10 business days will provide some relief in the turnaround time of the school board's decisions and the teacher’s determination to appeal, and the court will have 10 business days in which to hear an appeal of grievability.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/03 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/03 036229948 pdf
- 03/03/03 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1790ER) pdf
- 03/24/03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0187) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/08/03 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/03 036229948
- 01/08/03 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/09/03 House: Assigned to Education sub-committee: 3
- 01/20/03 House: Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/03 House: Read first time
- 01/22/03 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/23/03 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/03 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/03 House: Communicated to Senate
- 01/24/03 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/24/03 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/06/03 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/03 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/03 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/03 Senate: Read third time
- 02/10/03 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/03 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/03 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1790ER)
- 03/05/03 House: Enrolled
- 03/05/03 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/03 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/16/03 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 187 (effective 7/1/03)
- 03/24/03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0187)