Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on March 5, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.
2012 Regular Session
Senate Bill 1540
Prohibits education service district board from declaring office of director vacant if director resides in school district that withdraws from education service district unless director's term expires or director's office is otherwise declared vacant.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Prohibits education service district board from declaring office of director vacant if director resides in school district that withdraws from education service district unless director's term expires or director's office is otherwise declared vacant. <b>Prohibits board of directors of pilot education service district from declaring office of director vacant prior to June 30, 2013, if director resides in school district that withdraws from pilot education service district unless director's office is otherwise declared vacant. <b>Modifies provision relating to term of office for director serving on board of directors of specified education service districts.</b> Requires children five or six years of age who are enrolled in public school to maintain regular attendance at public school. Requires State Board of Education to encourage increased learning time. <i>Modifies contents of, and process for submitting, proposal to establish public charter school. Modifies process for renewal and termination of charter for public charter school. Clarifies list of statutes and rules that apply to public charter schools.</i>] Extends deadline for implementing use of model core teaching standards in annual evaluations of teachers. <i>Removes authority of education service district to provide entrepreneurial services and facilities to public and private entities and to school districts that are not component school districts.</i>] <b>Establishes Task Force on Accountable Schools. Directs task force to make recommendations to interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than November 1, 2012. Sunsets task force on date of convening of 2013 regular session of Legislative Assembly. <b>Delays implementation of statewide assessment system for all students to July 1, 2013. <b>Eliminates provision sunsetting authority of Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to issue letter of informal reproval to person licensed, registered or certified by commission.</b> Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Its course
February 1 to March 5, 2012, 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 action10 actions on 9 days
In the SenateFeb 1 to Feb 1312 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 1 to Feb 10 days
Education and Workforce DevelopmentFeb 1 to Feb 98 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 13 to Mar 5 · stopped21 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 13 to Feb 152 days
EducationFeb 15 to Mar 5 · stopped19 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Senate, third reading30–0
Passed · Feb 13
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Feb 9
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 Senate Feb 1 – Feb 13
- Feb 1Introduced
- Sent to Education and Workforce Development
- Feb 6Heard in Education and Workforce Development
- Feb 8Heard in Education and Workforce Development
- Feb 9Education and Workforce Development recommended it as amended
- Feb 10Read a second time
- Feb 13Passed the Senate, 30 to 0
In the House of Representatives Feb 14 – Mar 5
- Feb 14Arrived in the House of Representatives
- Feb 15Sent to Education
- Mar 5Died when the session ended
All 10 actions, as published
- Feb 1Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Feb 1Referred to Education and Workforce Development.Senate
- Feb 6Public Hearing held.Senate
- Feb 8Work Session held.Senate
- Feb 9Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
- Feb 10Second reading.Senate
- Feb 13Third reading. Carried by Hass. Passed.Senate
- Feb 14First reading. Referred to the desks of the Co-Speakers.House of Representatives
- Feb 15Referred to Education with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
- Mar 5In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives