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SB 737 Charter schools, public; review & consideration of application by Board of Education & school board.
Introduced by: Stephen D. Newman | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Public charter schools; review and reconsideration. Requires the public charter school applicant to submit its proposed charter application to the Board of Education for review, comment, and a determination as to whether the application meets approval criteria developed by the Board, prior to submission to the local school board. Also, the bill provides for an opportunity for a public charter school applicant to petition for reconsideration of a decision by a local school board to deny an application. Prior to such petition for reconsideration, an applicant may seek technical assistance from the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
FULL TEXT
- 02/12/10 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 10105386D pdf | impact statement
- 03/04/10 Senate: Committee substitute printed 10105568D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/22/10 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB737ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/10/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0393) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 02/12/10 Senate: Introduced at the request of Governor
- 02/12/10 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 10105386D
- 02/12/10 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 03/04/10 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (11-Y 4-N)
- 03/04/10 Senate: Committee substitute printed 10105568D-S1
- 03/05/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/10 Senate: Read second time
- 03/08/10 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/08/10 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 10105568D-S1
- 03/08/10 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB737S1
- 03/09/10 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 12-N 1-A)
- 03/09/10 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/10 Senate: Passed Senate (27-Y 12-N 1-A)
- 03/09/10 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/09/10 House: Read first time
- 03/09/10 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 03/10/10 House: Reported from Education (15-Y 5-N)
- 03/10/10 House: Read second time
- 03/11/10 House: Read third time
- 03/11/10 House: Amendment by Delegate Englin rejected
- 03/11/10 House: Passed House (62-Y 34-N)
- 03/11/10 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (62-Y 34-N)
- 03/22/10 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/22/10 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB737ER)
- 03/22/10 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/25/10 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/10/10 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 393 (effective 7/1/10)
- 04/10/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0393)