Education
Summary
Education; Requiring the Department of Education to collect certain information about career preparation and placement in this state; authorizing state universities designated by the State Board of Education to sponsor a charter school; providing that charter schools operated by a municipality, a public entity, or a private, not-for-profit organization are eligible for a 15-year charter if approved by the sponsor; requiring that any arrangement entered into to borrow or otherwise secure funds for a charter school from certain sources indemnify the sponsor, rather than the school district; authorizing charter schools to offer career and professional academies, etc.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Last action Mar 14, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Feb 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Education, 02/03/20, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jan 13, 2020
Committee
Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Travis Hutson
RRepublican
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