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1999 SESSION
HB 1577 Charter schools.
Introduced by: John J. Davies III | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Charter schools. Modifies the statute which allows school boards to establish joint schools, with the consent of the Board of Education, to clarify that this authority includes the establishment of regional schools, including regional charter schools, i.e., joint ventures with two or more participating school boards. The school boards operating the regional charter school must determine the school division to which the regional school will be attributed for purposes of the restrictions on the number of charter schools. Present law authorizes the establishment of only two charter schools per school division prior to July 1, 2000, and requires that priority be given to charter school applications designed to increase the educational opportunities of at-risk students, and at least one-half of the charter schools per division be reserved for at-risk student programs.
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/99 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/13/99 999015198 pdf
- 01/22/99 House: Committee substitute printed 992767264-H1 pdf
- 03/04/99 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1577ER) pdf
- 04/01/99 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0449) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/13/99 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/13/99 999015198
- 01/13/99 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/18/99 House: Assigned to Education sub-committee: 1
- 01/22/99 House: Committee substitute printed 992767264-H1
- 01/22/99 House: Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 2-N)
- 01/25/99 House: Read first time
- 01/26/99 House: Read second time
- 01/26/99 House: Committee substitute agreed to 992767264-H1
- 01/26/99 House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. 992767264-H1
- 01/27/99 House: Read third time and passed House (91-Y 7-N)
- 01/27/99 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (91-Y 7-N)
- 01/27/99 House: Communicated to Senate
- 01/28/99 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/28/99 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/09/99 Senate: Assigned to Ed. & Health sub-committee: Public Ed.
- 02/18/99 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 1-N)
- 02/22/99 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/99 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/99 Senate: Read third time
- 02/23/99 Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 1-N)
- 02/23/99 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (37-Y 1-N)
- 02/23/99 Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/99 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/99 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)
- 02/23/99 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (38-Y 1-N)
- 03/04/99 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1577ER)
- 03/08/99 House: Enrolled
- 03/08/99 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/09/99 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/99 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 449 (effective 7/1/99)
- 04/01/99 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0449)