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2010 SESSION
HB 709 Electronic textbooks; allows for purchase of printed textbooks, etc., for public schools.
Introduced by: Christopher K. Peace | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Public schools; purchase of electronic textbooks. Requires contracts and purchase orders with publishers of textbooks approved by the Board of Education for use in grades 6 - 12 to allow for the purchase of printed textbooks, printed textbooks with electronic files, or electronic textbooks separate and apart from printed versions of the same textbook. In addition, allows each school board to purchase an assortment of textbooks in any of the three forms listed above.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100716D pdf | impact statement
- 02/24/10 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB709ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/09/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0097) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/12/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100716D
- 01/12/10 House: Referred to Committee on Science and Technology
- 01/20/10 House: Reported from Science and Technology (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/10 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/25/10 House: Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/10 House: Read first time
- 01/27/10 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/28/10 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/10 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/29/10 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/18/10 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/10 Senate: Read third time
- 02/22/10 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/10 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/10 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/10 House: Enrolled
- 02/24/10 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB709ER)
- 02/24/10 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/25/10 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/09/10 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 97 (effective 7/1/10)
- 03/09/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0097)