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
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Education
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Education (ED)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Appropriations (AP)
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• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration |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 |