Electronic textbooks; allows for purchase of printed textbooks, etc., for public schools. (HB709)
Introduced By
Del. Chris Peace (R-Mechanicsville)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Public schools; purchase of electronic textbooks. Requires contracts and purchase orders with publishers of textbooks approved by the Board of Education for use in grades 6-12 to allow for the purchase of printed textbooks, printed textbooks with electronic files, or electronic textbooks separate and apart from printed versions of the same textbook. In addition, allows each school board to purchase an assortment of textbooks in any of the three forms listed above. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/12/2010 | Committee |
01/12/2010 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100716D |
01/12/2010 | Referred to Committee on Science and Technology |
01/20/2010 | Reported from Science and Technology (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/20/2010 | Referred to Committee on Education |
01/25/2010 | Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/26/2010 | Read first time |
01/27/2010 | Read second time and engrossed |
01/28/2010 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
01/28/2010 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/29/2010 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
01/29/2010 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
02/11/2010 | Impact statement from DPB (HB709) |
02/18/2010 | Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/19/2010 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/22/2010 | Read third time |
02/22/2010 | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/22/2010 | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/22/2010 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/24/2010 | Enrolled |
02/24/2010 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB709ER) |
02/24/2010 | Signed by Speaker |
02/25/2010 | Impact statement from DPB (HB709ER) |
02/25/2010 | Signed by President |
03/09/2010 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 97 (effective 7/1/10) |
03/09/2010 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0097) |
Comments
Technology, Education - e-Textbooks