Teachers; providing criteria for issuance of certain teaching certificates; providing application process; providing for promulgation of rules. Effective date.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Apr 2018
Senate Passage
Apr 2018
House Passage
Apr 2018
Signed into Law
May 2018
Introduced Feb 5, 2018
Signed May 7, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Mar 14, 2018 · House Apr 25, 2018
How they voted
37–1
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 44
Mar 14, 2018
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican38
81% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
10
Committee
5
Amendments
2
May 7, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/07/2018
upper
Apr 30, 2018
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
Apr 30, 2018
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0
upper
Apr 30, 2018
Upper · Passed
HAs adopted
upper
Apr 26, 2018
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Apr 25, 2018
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Apr 25, 2018
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 25, 2018
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (44-23-11)
house
Apr 16, 2018
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, as amended, Common Education Committee
lower
Mar 15, 2018
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 15, 2018
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 14, 2018
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 14, 2018
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 41 Nays: 1
upper
Mar 14, 2018
Introduced
General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
upper
Feb 26, 2018
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Education committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 5, 2018
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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