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HB 655: Exceptional Student Instruction

GENERAL BILL by Porter ; Plasencia ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Fischer

Exceptional Student Instruction; Prohibits certain school districts from declining to provide or contract for certain students' educational instruction; provides for funding of such students.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
 Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Education, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7069 (Ch. 2017-116)
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education (ED)
  2. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/6/2017 House • Filed
2/15/2017 House • Referred to PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee; PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee -HJ 80
3/7/2017 House • Introduced -HJ 80
3/17/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee, 03/21/17, 8:00 am, Mashburn Hall
3/21/2017 House • Favorable by PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 407
• Now in PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 407
3/24/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/28/17, 3:30 pm, Reed Hall
3/28/2017 House • Favorable by PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 490
• Now in Education Committee -HJ 490
4/4/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 04/06/17, 8:00 am, Reed Hall
4/6/2017 House • Favorable by- Education Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 597
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 597
4/13/2017 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/18/17
4/18/2017 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/19/17
4/19/2017 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 732
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/20/2017 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 758
• Passed; YEAS 119 NAYS 0 -HJ 759
4/25/2017 Senate • In Messages
4/26/2017 Senate • Referred to Education; Appropriations -SJ 487
• Received -SJ 487
5/5/2017 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Education, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7069 (Ch. 2017-116)