Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Innovation Committee on June 28, 2007. The 2007 session has ended.
2007 Regular Session
House Bill 2613
Directs State Board of Education to establish system to assess financial management practices of school districts and education service districts.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Directs State Board of Education to establish system to assess financial management practices of school districts and education service districts. Directs board to establish financial management advisory committee to advise board on administration of system. Requires review of financial management practices of school districts once every six years. Provides exception for school districts certified to be best business practices districts. Directs school districts to implement action plan if found not to be in compliance with financial management practices standards. Directs that amount received by school districts and education service districts from State School Fund may be reduced by amount expended by districts on supplemental retirement program. Directs that calculation of transportation grant for purposes of State School Fund distribution be based on forecasted approved transportation costs. Specifies that school district may use funds received as transportation grant only for approved transportation activities and instructional services. Creates School Transportation Efficiency Committee. Directs committee to make recommendations on state-required school transportation services and transportation finance methods. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education for review of financial management practices of school districts and education service districts and for administration of committee. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2007.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Chief co-sponsor
9 co-sponsors
Peter Buckley, Brian Clem, John Dallum, Mitch Greenlick, Betty Komp, Karen Minnis, Susan Morgan, Gene Whisnant, Kevin Cameron
In the Senate
Sponsor
Chief co-sponsor
4 co-sponsors
Its course
February 6 to June 28, 2007, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action7 actions on 7 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 6 to Jun 28 · stopped142 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 6 to Feb 137 days
EducationFeb 13 to Feb 16 · moved on3 days
Education InnovationFeb 16 to Jun 28 · stopped132 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Education30–29
Jun 19 · 1 present
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 6 – Jun 28
- Feb 6Introduced
- Feb 13Sent to Education
- Feb 16Sent to Education Innovation Subcommittee
- Feb 22Heard in Education Innovation Subcommittee
- Feb 27Heard in Education Innovation Subcommittee
- Jun 28Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
- Feb 6First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Feb 13Referred to Education with subsequent referral to Revenue, then Ways and Means.House of Representatives
- Feb 16Assigned to Subcommittee On Education Innovation.House of Representatives
- Feb 22Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Feb 27Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Jun 19Motion to withdraw from Education failed.House of Representatives
- Jun 28In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives