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CS/SB 856: Education

GENERAL BILL by Governmental Oversight and Accountability ; Broxson

Education; Prohibiting a district school board from awarding an annual contract for instructional personnel under certain circumstances; prohibiting a district school board from altering or limiting its authority to award or not award an annual contract under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Action: 4/28/2017 Senate - Unfavorable by Rules, laid on Table; YEAS 6 NAYS 6 -SJ 562
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education (ED)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/10/2017 Senate • Filed
2/23/2017 Senate • Referred to Education; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 101
3/7/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 101
3/29/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education, 04/03/17, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
4/3/2017 Senate • Favorable by Education; YEAS 6 NAYS 3 -SJ 291
• Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability -SJ 291
4/12/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 04/17/17, 4:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building --Amendment(s) Adopted - Temporarily Postponed
4/19/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 04/24/17, 3:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
4/24/2017 Senate • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 3 NAYS 2 -SJ 442
4/25/2017 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time -SJ 446
4/26/2017 Senate • Now in Rules
4/27/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/28/17, 10:30 am, 110 Senate Office Building
4/28/2017 Senate • Unfavorable by Rules, laid on Table; YEAS 6 NAYS 6 -SJ 562