Textbook purchases; permits local school boards to enter into contracts with publishers. (SB356)
Introduced By
Sen. John Watkins (R-Midlothian)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Textbook purchasing contracts. Permits local school boards to enter into contracts with publishers for the purchase of textbooks. The bill expands the definition of textbook to include print, electronic, online, and other manipulatives-based programs. The bill reorganizes the textbook purchasing process and repeals several sections of outdated code. Also provides that if consumable materials are sold to students, the local school board must provide those materials at a reduced price, or free of charge, to students who are unable to afford them. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/08/2008 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 085662348 |
01/08/2008 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
01/16/2008 | Assigned Education sub: Public Education |
01/21/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (SB356) |
01/24/2008 | Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/24/2008 | Committee substitute printed 084085348-S1 |
01/25/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/28/2008 | Read second time |
01/28/2008 | Reading of substitute waived |
01/28/2008 | Committee substitute agreed to 084085348-S1 |
01/28/2008 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB356S1 |
01/29/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (SB356S1) |
01/29/2008 | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/29/2008 | Communicated to House |
02/12/2008 | Placed on Calendar |
02/12/2008 | Read first time |
02/12/2008 | Referred to Committee on Education |
02/25/2008 | Reported from Education with amendments (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/26/2008 | Read second time |
02/27/2008 | Read third time |
02/27/2008 | Committee amendments agreed to |
02/27/2008 | Engrossed by House as amended |
02/27/2008 | Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) |
02/27/2008 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) |
02/29/2008 | Passed by for the day |
03/03/2008 | House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
03/04/2008 | Enrolled |
03/04/2008 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB356ER) |
03/05/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (SB356ER) |
03/05/2008 | Signed by Speaker |
03/06/2008 | Signed by President |
03/12/2008 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 615 (effective 7/1/08) |
03/18/2008 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0615) |
Comments
any 'why' don't we just provide $100 laptops in the classroom with 'downloadable' courses from various publishers to better educate the kids like other states? besides, TEXTBOOKS depend on cutting down trees, processing tons of paper, marketing, distribution, and then are outdated within a couple of years - UNLESS it's a mathematics book, or history book - all the others change all the time, costing a Fortune that does NOT need to be spent.
There's a better way to educate - and it's ALOT cheaper and encourages learning...it's called a laptop and internet access for everything 'other' than the 3 R's.
Good point Marsha, This bill is a step in that direction, allowing for the first time an all electronic version of the book to be purchased with textbook funds. Other steps will include purchasing of courses and vetted content materials to supplement instruction. My question is: Why does the VEA oppose this bill?
'why' the VEA opposes - probably because they dissapprove of the 'limitless' education one could receive by utilizing their own brain instead of depending on some educrat's opinion of 'what material' is deemed worthy to allow a student to see. Just my guess..I can probably put a sentence together better than most 'MBA's' - because I CHOOSE to educate myself and not buy into the elitist's who "govern education" in this country..
VEA no longer opposes this bill, one of their guys in head office tells me.
Supports the GRTC Position on e-Government - Permits local school boards to enter into contracts with publishers for the purchase of textbooks. The bill expands the definition of textbook to include print, electronic, online, and other manipulatives-based programs.
So has this bill been changed to HB137H1? But where can one find the text of that bill. Doesn't show up on a RS search.
The full text is under the "View Full Text" link. Though the bill number of the text of the bill changes with each amendment, the number under which the legislator tracks the bill stays the same.