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HB 477: Schools/Instructional Technology

GENERAL BILL by Education Innovation ; Melvin ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Patterson ; Alexander ; Bush ; Bullard ; Gottlieb ; Cantens ; Putnam ; Dockery ; Bloom

Schools/Instructional Technology; provides requirements for school technology plans; requires district technology plans; requires DOE to develop technology capability thresholds; revises requirements re distribution & use of technology funding; eliminates provisions re technology grants & grant administration; revises content of annual report; requires dept. to develop plan to increase student access to technology, etc. Amends 229.603,.8041; creates 229.604.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 4/30/1999 Senate - Died in Committee on Education
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/27/1999 House • Prefiled
2/4/1999 House • Referred to Education/K-12 (AEC); Education Appropriations (FRC)
2/5/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Education/K-12 (AEC), 02/15/99, 3:15 pm, Reed Hall
2/15/1999 House • Comm. Action: Unanimously Favorable with 6 amendment(s) by Education/K-12 (AEC)
2/18/1999 House • Now in Education Appropriations (FRC)
3/2/1999 House • Introduced, referred to Education/K-12 (AEC); Education Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00048; On Committee agenda-- Education/K-12 (AEC), 02/15/99, 3:15 pm, Reed Hall; Comm. Action: Unanimously Favorable with 6 amendment(s) by Education/K-12 (AEC) -HJ 00104; Now in Education Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00104
4/19/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Appropriations (FRC), 04/20/99, 4:00 pm, 212K
4/20/1999 House • Comm. Action:-Unanimously Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Education Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00752
4/21/1999 House • Placed on calendar, available for General Calendar -HJ 00752
4/22/1999 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar
4/23/1999 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 01035; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 01037
4/26/1999 House • Read third time -HJ 01130; Passed as amended; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 01130
4/26/1999 Senate • In Messages
4/28/1999 Senate • Received, referred to Education; Fiscal Policy -SJ 01405
4/30/1999 Senate • Died in Committee on Education