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SB 1654: Award of Attorney Fees and Costs in Actions Involving District School Boards

GENERAL BILL by Farmer

Award of Attorney Fees and Costs in Actions Involving District School Boards; Requiring an award of attorney fees and costs to a district school board in any civil or administrative proceeding in which the district school board was the prevailing party over a state agency, regardless of which party initiated the action; authorizing a state agency to oppose the application by affidavit; requiring an evidentiary hearing on an application for an award of attorney fees and costs to be promptly conducted by a court or an administrative law judge, as applicable; prohibiting an award of attorney fees and costs to be made in any case in which a state agency was a nominal party, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
 Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Education
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education (ED)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/6/2022 Senate • Filed
    1/12/2022 Senate • Referred to Education; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 123
    1/18/2022 Senate • Introduced -SJ 142
    3/12/2022 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    3/14/2022 Senate • Died in Education

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  • SB 1654, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/6/2022 at 3:24 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    57.116 Page 2 (pdf)

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