School Construction Fund and Program; created and established. (HB1274)

Introduced By

Del. Israel O'Quinn (R-Bristol) with support from co-patron Del. Terry Kilgore (R-Gate City)

Progress

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

Description

Department of Education; School Construction Fund and Program. Establishes the School Construction Fund as a special nonreverting fund in the state treasury and requires the Department of Education to establish the School Construction Program for the purpose of providing grants from the Fund, subject to certain conditions, to school boards that leverage federal, state, and local programs and resources to finance the design and construction of new school buildings and facilities or the modernization and maintenance of existing school buildings and facilities. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/08/2020Committee
01/08/2020Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100408D
01/08/2020Referred to Committee on Education
01/13/2020Assigned Education sub: Pre-K-12
01/20/2020Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
01/20/2020Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
01/21/2020Impact statement from DPB (HB1274)
01/22/2020Reported from Education (20-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
01/22/2020Referred to Committee on Appropriations
01/23/2020Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
01/29/2020Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 2-N)
02/11/2020Left in Appropriations