Standards for Accreditation; any school board may seek approval of alternative plan for its schools. (HB2494)
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Description
Standards for Accreditation; alternative accreditation. Provides that any school board, on behalf of one or more of its schools, may seek approval of an alternative accreditation plan from the Board of Education, so that such school may operate free from specified school division policies and state regulations. Requires any such request to include documentation of the need for the alternative plan. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/21/2011 | Presented and ordered printed 11103664D |
01/21/2011 | Referred to Committee on Education |
01/28/2011 | Assigned Education sub: #1 Standards of Quality |
02/01/2011 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 1-N) |
02/02/2011 | Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/02/2011 | Committee substitute printed 11104849D-H1 |
02/03/2011 | Read first time |
02/04/2011 | Read second time |
02/04/2011 | Committee substitute agreed to 11104849D-H1 |
02/04/2011 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2494H1 |
02/06/2011 | Passed by for the day |
02/07/2011 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
02/07/2011 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/08/2011 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/08/2011 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
02/17/2011 | Reported from Education and Health (8-Y 7-N) (see vote tally) |
02/18/2011 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/21/2011 | Read third time |
02/21/2011 | Passed by for the day |
02/22/2011 | Read third time |
02/22/2011 | Passed Senate (33-Y 7-N) (see vote tally) |
03/03/2011 | Enrolled |
03/03/2011 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2494ER) |
03/03/2011 | Signed by Speaker |
03/04/2011 | Signed by President |
03/26/2011 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 666 (effective 7/1/11) |
03/26/2011 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0666) |
Comments
This bill appears to allow relying on something besides SOL tests to achieve accreditation. If so, this ought to make the "most interesting bills" list.