Charter schools, public; review & consideration of application by Board of Education & school board. (SB737)

Introduced By

Sen. Steve Newman (R-Forest)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Public charter schools; pre-certification and appeals. Requires the public charter school applicant to submit its proposed charter application to the Board of Education for review, comment, and a pre-certification recommendation prior to the submission of such application to a local school board. The Board's review must include a recommendation as to whether the application shall be approved by the local school division. Also, provides for an opportunity for a public charter school applicant to appeal a local school board decision to deny a public charter school application to the Board of Education. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
02/12/2010Introduced at the request of Governor
02/12/2010Presented and ordered printed 10105386D
02/12/2010Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/23/2010Impact statement from DPB (SB737)
03/04/2010Reported from Education and Health with substitute (11-Y 4-N) (see vote tally)
03/04/2010Committee substitute printed 10105568D-S1
03/05/2010Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/08/2010Impact statement from DPB (SB737S1)
03/08/2010Read second time
03/08/2010Reading of substitute waived
03/08/2010Committee substitute agreed to 10105568D-S1
03/08/2010Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB737S1
03/09/2010Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 12-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
03/09/2010Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/09/2010Passed Senate (27-Y 12-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
03/09/2010Placed on Calendar
03/09/2010Read first time
03/09/2010Referred to Committee on Education
03/10/2010Reported from Education (15-Y 5-N) (see vote tally)
03/10/2010Read second time
03/11/2010Read third time
03/11/2010Amendment by Delegate Englin rejected
03/11/2010Passed House (62-Y 34-N)
03/11/2010VOTE: --- PASSAGE (62-Y 34-N) (see vote tally)
03/22/2010Enrolled
03/22/2010Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB737ER)
03/22/2010Impact statement from DPB (SB737ER)
03/22/2010Signed by Speaker
03/25/2010Signed by President
04/10/2010G Approved by Governor-Chapter 393 (effective 7/1/10)
04/10/2010G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0393)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 5 clips in all, totaling 55 minutes.

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: HB1390.