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2006 SESSION

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HB 215 Comparative religion; Board of Education to authorize elective course in grades 9 through 12.

Introduced by: Robert Tata | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Elective course in comparative religion.  Amends the statute authorizing comparative religion electives in grades nine through 12. Currently, the law states that local school boards must authorize such electives. The bill states that the Board of Education, rather than local school boards, must provide authorization for comparative religion classes and thereby gives discretion to local school boards to determine whether such elective courses will be offered in their school divisions. This bill is identical to SB 62.

FULL TEXT

• 01/03/06  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 064143524  pdf
• 01/20/06  House: Printed as engrossed 064143524-E  pdf | impact statement
• 02/27/06  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB215ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/31/06  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0090)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/03/06  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 064143524
• 01/03/06  House: Referred to Committee on Education
• 01/18/06  House: Reported from Education with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/19/06  House: Read first time
• 01/20/06  House: Read second time
• 01/20/06  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 01/20/06  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB215E
• 01/20/06  House: Printed as engrossed 064143524-E
• 01/23/06  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 01/23/06  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 01/23/06  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/24/06  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/24/06  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 02/16/06  Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/06  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/06  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/06  Senate: Read third time
• 02/20/06  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/06  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/06  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB215ER)
• 02/27/06  House: Enrolled
• 02/28/06  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/01/06  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/23/06  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 90 (effective 7/1/06)
• 03/31/06  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0090)