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2004 SESSION

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SB 553 Joint or regional schools; development of specialized curriculum and alternative schedules.

Introduced by: L. Louise Lucas | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Joint schools. Authorizes school boards to create joint or regional schools offering a specialized curriculum leading to a high school diploma and a postsecondary credential, such as industry certification, career certificate, or degree. The school boards may, by agreement, establish alternative school day and year schedules for the delivery of instruction, subject to any necessary Board of Education waivers. Such school boards may contract with an accredited institution of higher education or other postsecondary school licensed or certified by the Board of Education or the State Council of Higher Education, as the case may be, to deliver such instruction.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/04  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 043762100  pdf | impact statement
• 03/15/04  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB553ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/12/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0256)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/14/04  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 043762100
• 01/14/04  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 01/22/04  Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/23/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/23/04  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/26/04  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/27/04  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/04  Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/04  Senate: Communicated to House
• 01/30/04  House: Placed on Calendar
• 01/30/04  House: Read first time
• 01/30/04  House: Referred to Committee on Education
• 03/01/04  House: Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N)
• 03/02/04  House: Read second time
• 03/03/04  House: Read third time
• 03/03/04  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/04  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 03/15/04  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB553ER)
• 03/15/04  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/16/04  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/17/04  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/31/04  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 256 (effective 7/1/04)
• 04/12/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0256)