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HB 771 Schools, joint and regional; may request waiver from any new regulation requirements.
Introduced by: Robert Tata | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Joint and regional schools. Provides that any joint, regional, or regional charter school in operation prior to July 1, 2008, may request a waiver from any new regulation requirements promulgated after that date. Also, the bill provides that any joint or regional school, such as academic year Governor's Schools, may set the school calendar so that the first day students are required to attend school will comport with the calendar of any of the participating school divisions, including those granted a waiver to start before Labor Day. This bill contains an emergency clause.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/10/07 083314816 pdf | impact statement
- 02/19/08 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB771ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/04/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0049) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/08/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/10/07 083314816
- 01/08/08 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/23/08 House: Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/08 House: Read first time
- 01/25/08 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/28/08 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/08 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/08 House: Communicated to Senate
- 01/29/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/29/08 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/14/08 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 1-N)
- 02/18/08 Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/08 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/08 House: Enrolled
- 02/19/08 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB771ER)
- 02/20/08 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/22/08 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/29/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 49 (effective 2/29/08)
- 03/04/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0049)