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HB 2355 Students receiving home instruction; participation in AP and PSAT/NMSQT.
Introduced by: Brenda L. Pogge | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Students receiving home instruction; participation in Advanced Placement and Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test examinations. Requires school boards to (i) make Advanced Placement (AP), Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), and PreACT examinations available to students receiving home instruction; (ii) adopt written policies that specify the date by which such students shall register to participate in such examinations; and (iii) notify such students and their parents of such registration deadline and the availability of financial assistance to low-income and needy students to take such examinations. This bill is identical to SB 1414.
FULL TEXT
- 01/16/17 House: Presented and ordered printed 17103344D pdf | impact statement
- 02/17/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2355ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/03/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0302) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/16/17 House: Presented and ordered printed 17103344D
- 01/16/17 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/20/17 House: Assigned Education sub: Elementary and Secondary Education
- 01/27/17 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/17 House: Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/17 House: Read first time
- 02/01/17 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/02/17 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/17 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (95-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/03/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/09/17 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/17 Senate: Read third time
- 02/13/17 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/13/17 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/13/17 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/13/17 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/17 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/15/17 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/17 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/17 House: Enrolled
- 02/17/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2355ER)
- 02/17/17 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/20/17 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/21/17 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/21/17
- 02/21/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
- 03/03/17 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 302 (effective 7/1/17)
- 03/03/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0302)