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2016 SESSION
HB 259 SOL; Bd. of Education prohibited from adopting revisions that implement Common Core State Standards.
Introduced by: Dave A. LaRock | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Board of Education; Common Core State Standards. Prohibits the Board of Education from replacing the educational objectives known as the Standards of Learning with Common Core State Standards without the prior statutory approval of the General Assembly but permits the Board to continue or create an educational standard or assessment that coincidentally is included in the standards referred to as the Common Core State Standards.
FULL TEXT
- 12/31/15 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102128D pdf | impact statement
- 02/24/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB259ER) pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/31/15 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102128D
- 12/31/15 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/15/16 House: Assigned Education sub: Education Innovation
- 01/19/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 2-N)
- 01/20/16 House: Reported from Education (20-Y 2-N)
- 01/21/16 House: Read first time
- 01/25/16 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/26/16 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/27/16 House: Read third time and passed House (77-Y 22-N)
- 01/27/16 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (77-Y 22-N)
- 01/28/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/28/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/10/16 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 02/18/16 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 5-N 1-A)
- 02/19/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/16 Senate: Read third time
- 02/22/16 Senate: Passed Senate (24-Y 16-N)
- 02/24/16 House: Enrolled
- 02/24/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB259ER)
- 02/24/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/25/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/25/16 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/25/16
- 02/25/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 3, 2016
- 03/01/16 Governor: Vetoed by Governor
- 03/03/16 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/07/16 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/08/16 House: House sustained Governor's veto (64-Y 32-N)
- 03/08/16 House: VOTE: OVERRIDE GOVERNOR'S VETO (64-Y 32-N)
- 03/08/16 House: Requires 66 affirmative votes to override Governor's veto