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CS/CS/SB 1996: Charter Schools

GENERAL BILL by Ways and Means ; Education ; Grant ; Latvala ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Scott

Charter Schools; (THIS BILL COMBINES S1996,1182) provides for recognition as public schools; provides for appeal of disputes & requires mediation services; revises limitations on number of schools; provides for operation by nonprofit organization; authorizes charter schools-in-the-workplace; authorizes distribution of funds to charter schools from Public Education Capital Outlay & Debt Service TF, etc. Amends 228.056, 235.42; creates 228.0561. APPROPRIATION: $18,244,151.

Effective Date: 05/24/1998
Last Action: 5/24/1998 - Became Law without Governor's Signature; Chapter No. 98-206; See also CS/SB 1748 (Ch. 98-228)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/3/1998 Senate • Filed
3/18/1998 Senate • Introduced, referred to Education; Ways and Means -SJ 00189
3/12/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education, 03/17/98, 3:00 pm, Room-A(LL-37)
3/17/1998 Senate • Comm. Action: CS by Education -SJ 00222; CS read first time on 03/19/98 -SJ 00229
3/19/1998 Senate • Now in Ways and Means -SJ 00222
3/23/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Ways and Means, 03/26/98, 2:30 pm, Room-EL
3/26/1998 Senate • CS combines this bill with CS 1182 -SJ 00344; Comm. Action:-CS/CS by Ways and Means -SJ 00344; CS read first time on 04/01/98 -SJ 00350
3/30/1998 Senate • Placed on Calendar -SJ 00344
4/1/1998 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00343; Read second time -SJ 00343; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00343; Amendment(s) failed -SJ 00343; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00343
4/2/1998 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00360; Amendment(s) failed -SJ 00360; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00360; CS passed as amended; YEAS 30 NAYS 9 -SJ 00360; Immediately certified -SJ 00360
4/2/1998 House • In Messages
4/29/1998 House • Received -HJ 01560; Read second time -HJ 01560; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 01560; Read third time -HJ 01561; CS passed as amended; YEAS 65 NAYS 50 -HJ 01561
4/29/1998 Senate • In returning messages
5/1/1998 Senate • Was taken up -SJ 01727; Concurred in 2 amendment(s); Amendment(s) to House amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01729; Concurred in House amendment(s) as amended -SJ 01729; Requested House to concur -SJ 01729; CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 01729
5/1/1998 House • In returning messages; Was taken up -HJ 02341; Concurred in 1 amendment(s) -HJ 02342; Refused to concur in 2 amendment(s) -HJ 02343; Requested Senate to recede -HJ 02343; CS passed as amended; YEAS 93 NAYS 23 -HJ 02343
5/1/1998 Senate • In returning messages; Receded -SJ 01807; Concurred -SJ 01807; CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 2 -SJ 01807; Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 01807
5/8/1998 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/24/1998 • Became Law without Governor's Signature; Chapter No. 98-206; See also CS/SB 1748 (Ch. 98-228)