Excellence in civic engagement designation and school meetings.
Summary
Requires the department of education (department), in collaboration with the commission for higher education and subject to the approval of the state board, to establish an excellence in civic engagement designation. Requires the department to develop recommendations for an excellence in civics education designation for schools. Provides that the public hearing required before a school employer and school employee may privately negotiate certain matters may take place at a regular or special meeting of the school's governing body.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 10, 2024
Signed Mar 13, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 6, 2024 · House Feb 26, 2024
How they voted
37–10
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 48
Feb 6, 2024
D
Democratic9
100% Nay
R
Republican39
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
14
Committee
4
Amendments
6
Mar 13, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Mar 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Mar 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Mar 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 343: yeas 98, nays 0
lower
Mar 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 318: yeas 43, nays 4
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Introduced
Senate dissented from House amendments
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 229: yeas 93, nays 0
lower
Feb 26, 2024
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (92-0-7)
house
Feb 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Amendment #1 (Behning) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Introduced
Amendment #2 (Hamilton) ruled out of order
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Introduced
Amendment #3 (DeLaney) ruled out of order
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Amendment #4 (DeLaney) prevailed; Roll Call 202: yeas 93, nays 0
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 133: yeas 38, nays 10
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amendment #2 (Raatz) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
4 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bob Behning
RRepublican
P
Jeff Raatz
RRepublican
P
John Crane
RRepublican
P
Stacey Donato
RRepublican
Co
Michelle Davis
RRepublican
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