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HB 1981 School Divisions of Innovation; definition, regulatory provisions.
Introduced by: Thomas A. "Tag" Greason | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
School Divisions of Innovation. Requires the Board of Education to promulgate regulations for the designation of School Divisions of Innovation in which the local school board in the local school division or any school therein so designated shall, pursuant to a plan of innovation, be exempted from certain regulatory provisions and be permitted to adopt alternative policies for school administrators, teachers, and staff to meet the diverse needs of students and to improve student learning; educational performance; and college, career, and citizenship readiness skills in the local school division or any school therein.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101317D pdf | impact statement
- 02/06/17 House: Printed as engrossed 17101317D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/24/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1981ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/24/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0760) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101317D
- 01/10/17 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/20/17 House: Assigned Education sub: Education Innovation
- 01/31/17 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/17 House: Reported from Education with amendments (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/17 House: Read first time
- 02/03/17 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/06/17 House: Read second time
- 02/06/17 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/06/17 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1981E
- 02/06/17 House: Printed as engrossed 17101317D-E
- 02/07/17 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/17 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/08/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/10/17 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 02/16/17 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/17 Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/17 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/20/17 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/20/17 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/20/17 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/17 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/17 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/17 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/21/17 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/17 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/17 House: Enrolled
- 02/24/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1981ER)
- 02/24/17 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/24/17 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/28/17 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/28/17
- 02/28/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
- 03/24/17 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 760 (effective 7/1/17)
- 03/24/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0760)