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CS/CS/HB 7195: School Choice

GENERAL BILL by Education Committee ; Appropriations Committee ; K-20 Innovation Subcommittee ; Stargel ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Adkins ; Costello

School Choice; Establishes criteria for high-performing charter schools & high-performing charter school systems; provides for eligibility verification by Commissioner of Education; authorizes establishment of charter schools that replicate certain educational programs; revises charter school provisions relating to application, charter provisions, charter school governing boards, procedures & appeal of nonrenewal or termination, enrollment preferences, exemption from requirements, & capital outlay funding, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2011
Last Action: 5/3/2011 House - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 1546 (Ch. 2011-232), CS/CS/HB 7197 (Ch. 2011-137), SB 2120 (Ch. 2011-55) -HJ 1101
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/30/2011 House • Filed
3/31/2011 House • Referred to Appropriations Committee; Education Committee -HJ 383
• Introduced -HJ 383
4/13/2011 House • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 04/15/11, 9:45 am, Webster Hall
4/15/2011 House • CS by Appropriations Committee; YEAS 23 NAYS 1 -HJ 672
4/18/2011 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• Now in Education Committee -HJ 671
• On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 04/20/11, 10:00 am, Reed Hall
• CS by Appropriations Committee read 1st time -HJ 668
4/20/2011 House • CS/CS by- Education Committee; YEAS 12 NAYS 5 -HJ 766
4/22/2011 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Education Committee read 1st time -HJ 765
4/25/2011 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 775
4/26/2011 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/11
4/28/2011 House • Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading -HJ 865
5/3/2011 House • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 1546 (Ch. 2011-232), CS/CS/HB 7197 (Ch. 2011-137), SB 2120 (Ch. 2011-55) -HJ 1101