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SB 376: Charter School Funding

GENERAL BILL by Simmons

Charter School Funding; Authorizing school boards to levy specified amounts for charter schools at the discretion of the school board; providing that charter school capital outlay funding consists of shared local capital outlay and state funding as provided in the General Appropriations Act; prohibiting a charter school from being eligible for a funding allocation under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Conference Committee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7069 (Ch. 2017-116)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education (ED)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Pre-K - 12 Education (AED)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/30/2017 Senate • Filed
2/9/2017 Senate • Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Appropriations -SJ 64
2/13/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education, 02/21/17, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2/21/2017 Senate • Favorable by Education; YEAS 6 NAYS 2 -SJ 147
• Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Pre-K - 12 Education -SJ 147
3/3/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Pre-K - 12 Education, 03/08/17, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building
3/7/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 64
3/8/2017 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Pre-K - 12 Education; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 -SJ 168
• Now in Appropriations -SJ 168
3/31/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/06/17, 8:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/6/2017 Senate • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 14 NAYS 4 -SJ 331
4/7/2017 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 331
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/12/17
4/12/2017 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 392
• Amendment(s) adopted (743300, 758778) -SJ 392
• Read 3rd time -SJ 393
• Passed as amended; YEAS 28 NAYS 11 -SJ 393
• The Senate requests that the House pass the bill as passed by the Senate or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference -SJ 393
• Immediately certified -SJ 393
4/12/2017 House • In Messages
• Referred to Calendar -HJ 626
• Received -HJ 626
4/13/2017 House • Substituted for HB 5103 -HJ 640
• Read 2nd time -HJ 640
• Amendment(s) adopted (867615) -HJ 643
• Read 3rd time -HJ 643
• Passed as amended; YEAS 76 NAYS 38 -HJ 643
• Immediately certified -HJ 677
• Passed the Senate bill as amended by the House and we accede to conference -HJ 677
4/14/2017 Senate • In returning messages
4/27/2017 Senate • Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee)
4/27/2017 House • Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee)
• Conference Committee appointed: Appropriations Conference Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education/Pre K - 12 Education: Representatives Diaz, M. (Chair), Antone, Brown, Donalds, Fine, Fischer, Hardemon, Latvala, Lee, Massullo, McClain, Newton, Raburn, Renner, Russell, Sullivan -HJ 902
4/27/2017 Senate • Conference Committee appointed: Appropriations Conference Committee: Latvala (Chair), Flores (Vice Chair), Baxley (At Large), Benacquisto (At Large), Bradley (At Large), Braynon (At Large), Clemens (At Large), Galvano (At Large), Grimsley (At Large), Montford (At Large), Simpson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice: Bean (Chair), Baxley, Bracy, Clemens, Perry; Appropriations Conference Committee on General Government/Governmental Operations and Technology: Grimsley (Chair), Bean, Broxson, Campbell, Garcia, Mayfield, Rodriguez, Rouson, Torres; Appropriations Conference Committee on Health and Human Services/Health Care: Flores (Chair), Baxley, Book, Passidomo, Powell, Rader, Stargel; Appropriations Conference Committee on Higher Education/Higher Education: Galvano (Chair), Bradley, Clemens, Farmer, Lee, Simmons; Appropriations Conference Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education/Pre K - 12 Education: Simmons (Chair), Broxson, Farmer, Grimsley, Lee, Montford, Rouson, Young; Appropriations Conference Committee on the Environment and Natural Resources/Agriculture and Natural Resources: Bradley (Chair), Book, Braynon, Hutson, Latvala, Mayfield, Stewart; Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development/Transportation and Tourism: Brandes (Chair), Benacquisto, Gainer, Gibson, Passidomo, Powell, Rader, Simpson, Thurston -SJ 504
5/5/2017 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Conference Committee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7069 (Ch. 2017-116)