Charter schools; restrictions and pre-lottery enrollment for current students. (SB276)

Introduced By

Sen. Barbara Favola (D-Arlington)

Progress

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

Description

Charter schools; enrollment. Authorizes the local school board to require that current students of an existing public school that is to be converted into a public charter school and their siblings be given enrollment priority over the open enrollment lottery. This bill contains an emergency clause. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/05/2014Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/08/14 14101586D
01/05/2014Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/24/2014Impact statement from DPB (SB276)
01/28/2014Assigned Education sub: Public Education
01/30/2014Reported from Education and Health with amendment (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/31/2014Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/03/2014Read second time
02/03/2014Reading of amendment waived
02/03/2014Committee amendment agreed to
02/03/2014Emergency clause deleted
02/03/2014Engrossed by Senate as amended SB276E
02/03/2014Printed as engrossed 14101586D-E
02/04/2014Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/07/2014Placed on Calendar
02/07/2014Read first time
02/07/2014Referred to Committee on Education
02/14/2014Assigned Education sub: Education Reform
02/18/2014Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
02/19/2014Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/19/2014Committee substitute printed 14105104D-H1
02/20/2014Read second time
02/21/2014Passed by for the day
02/24/2014Read third time
02/24/2014Committee substitute agreed to 14105104D-H1
02/24/2014Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB276H1
02/24/2014Passed House with substitute (84-Y 15-N)
02/24/2014VOTE: PASSAGE (84-Y 15-N) (see vote tally)
02/26/2014House substitute rejected by Senate (10-Y 29-N)
02/27/2014House insisted on substitute
02/27/2014House requested conference committee
03/03/2014Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
03/03/2014Conferees appointed by Senate
03/03/2014Senators: Favola, Miller, Newman
03/04/2014Conferees appointed by House
03/04/2014Delegates: Minchew, Greason, Howell, A.T.
03/06/2014C Amended by conference committee
03/06/2014Conference substitute printed 14105547D-S1
03/07/2014Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
03/07/2014Conference report agreed to by House (87-Y 11-N)
03/07/2014VOTE: ADOPTION (87-Y 11-N) (see vote tally)
03/17/2014Enrolled
03/17/2014Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB276ER)
03/17/2014Signed by President
03/18/2014Signed by Speaker
04/06/2014G Approved by Governor-Chapter 693 (effective 7/1/14)
04/06/2014G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0693)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 2 clips in all, totaling 2 minutes.