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2024 SESSION
SB 272 Public school funding; ratios of instructional positions to English language learner students.
Introduced by: Ghazala F. Hashmi | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Public school staffing ratios; teachers; English language learner students. Requires state funding to be provided pursuant to the general appropriation act to support ratios of instructional positions to English language learner students based on each such student's English proficiency level, as established in the general appropriation act. This bill is identical to HB 1247.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/24 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104762D pdf | impact statement
- 02/08/24 Senate: Committee substitute printed 24107565D-S1 pdf
- 02/26/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24108216D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/25/24 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB272ER) pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/24 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104762D
- 01/09/24 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/24/24 Senate: Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education
- 02/01/24 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/24 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/08/24 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/24 Senate: Committee substitute printed 24107565D-S1
- 02/09/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/24 Senate: Read second time
- 02/12/24 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/12/24 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24107565D-S1
- 02/12/24 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB272S1
- 02/12/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/24 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/24 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/15/24 House: Read first time
- 02/15/24 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/26/24 House: Reported from Education with substitute (14-Y 7-N)
- 02/26/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24108216D-H1
- 02/28/24 House: Read second time
- 02/29/24 House: Read third time
- 02/29/24 House: Committee substitute agreed to 24108216D-H1
- 02/29/24 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB272H1
- 02/29/24 House: Passed House with substitute (57-Y 43-N)
- 02/29/24 House: VOTE: Passage (57-Y 43-N)
- 03/04/24 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N)
- 03/05/24 House: House insisted on substitute
- 03/05/24 House: House requested conference committee
- 03/06/24 Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/24 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/06/24 Senate: Senators: Hashmi, Boysko, Craig
- 03/07/24 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/07/24 House: Delegates: Askew, Convirs-Fowler, Tata
- 03/08/24 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/09/24 House: Conference report agreed to by House (59-Y 40-N)
- 03/09/24 House: VOTE: Adoption (59-Y 40-N)
- 03/09/24 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
- 03/25/24 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/25/24 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB272ER)
- 03/25/24 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/24 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/27/24 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
- 03/27/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/08/24 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 766 (effective 7/1/24)