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2012 SESSION
SB 440 Charter schools, public; funding and service contracts.
Introduced by: Mark D. Obenshain | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Public charter schools; funding, and service contracts. Provides that following a local school board decision to deny a public charter school application or to revoke or fail to renew a charter agreement, the local school board shall submit documentation to the Board of Education as to the rationale for the local school board's denial or revocation of the charter school application. The Board of Education continues to have no authority to grant or deny a public charter school application or to revoke or fail to renew a charter agreement.
The bill also provides that (i) a local school board shall no longer have the discretion to revoke a charter if it finds the school is no longer in the public interest or for the welfare of the students; (ii) all purchases made by a public charter school shall be exempt from the Virginia Public Procurement Act, unless otherwise negotiated by contract; (iii) local school boards may elect whether charter school personnel are employees of the charter school or of the local school board granting the charter; (iv) the amount of funds provided to the charter school by the local school board shall be commensurate with the average school-based costs of educating the students in the division; and (v) the local school board may allow a public charter school to lease or purchase vacant or unused properties or real estate owned by the school board. This bill is identical to HB 1173.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/12 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102742D pdf
- 02/02/12 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12104988D-S1 pdf
- 02/15/12 House: Committee substitute printed 12105440D-H1 pdf
- 03/10/12 Senate: Conference substitute printed 12106128D-S2 pdf
- 03/15/12 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB440ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/09/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0720) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/11/12 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102742D
- 01/11/12 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/27/12 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 02/02/12 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (8-Y 7-N)
- 02/02/12 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12104988D-S1
- 02/03/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/12 Senate: Read second time
- 02/06/12 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/06/12 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 12104988D-S1
- 02/06/12 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/07/12 Senate: Read second time
- 02/07/12 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB440S1
- 02/08/12 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 18-N 1-A)
- 02/13/12 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/12 House: Read first time
- 02/13/12 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/15/12 House: Reported from Education with substitute (13-Y 8-N)
- 02/15/12 House: Committee substitute printed 12105440D-H1
- 02/16/12 House: Read second time
- 02/17/12 House: Read third time
- 02/17/12 House: Committee substitute agreed to 12105440D-H1
- 02/17/12 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB440H1
- 02/17/12 House: Passed House with substitute (58-Y 40-N)
- 02/17/12 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (58-Y 40-N)
- 02/21/12 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 38-N 1-A)
- 02/22/12 House: House insisted on substitute
- 02/22/12 House: House requested conference committee
- 02/23/12 Senate: Senate acceded to request (36-Y 3-N 1-A)
- 02/23/12 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/23/12 Senate: Senators: Obenshain, Newman, Miller, J.C.
- 02/24/12 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/24/12 House: Delegates: Lingamfelter, Stolle, Dance
- 03/10/12 House: Conference report agreed to by House (61-Y 36-N)
- 03/10/12 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (61-Y 36-N)
- 03/10/12 House: Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by House
- 03/10/12 House: Conference report agreed to by House (59-Y 38-N)
- 03/10/12 House: VOTE: ADOPTION #2 (59-Y 38-N)
- 03/10/12 Senate: Conference substitute printed 12106128D-S2
- 03/10/12 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (25-Y 13-N 1-A)
- 03/15/12 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/15/12 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB440ER)
- 03/15/12 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/17/12 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/09/12 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 720 (effective 7/1/12)
- 04/09/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0720)