CS/SB 1578 (2020) -  Education

by Education and Hutson
Requiring the Department of Education to collect certain information about career preparation and placement in this state; authorizing state universities designated by the State Board of Education to sponsor a charter school; providing that charter schools operated by a municipality, a public entity, or a private, not-for-profit organization are eligible for a 15-year charter if approved by the sponsor; requiring that any arrangement entered into to borrow or otherwise secure funds for a charter school from certain sources indemnify the sponsor, rather than the school district; authorizing charter schools to offer career and professional academies, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2020
Last Event: 03/14/20 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education on Saturday, March 14, 2020 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Education
    • On agenda for: 02/03/20 1:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 1
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
  • Appropriations

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Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Education 2/4/2020 10:21:41 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Education 1/31/2020 1:33:23 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Version: c1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Time: 02/06/2020 - 8:33 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Version: c1
Event: S CS by Education read 1st time -SJ 233 Time: 02/04/2020 - 6:04 PM Member: Committee: Education Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/04/2020 - 10:28 AM Member: Committee: Education Version: __
Event: S CS by Education; YEAS 5 NAYS 1 -SJ 229 Time: 02/03/2020 - 3:23 PM Member: Committee: Education Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Education, 02/03/20, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 01/29/2020 - 3:57 PM Member: Committee: Education Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 118 Time: 01/14/2020 - 11:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 118 Time: 01/13/2020 - 1:11 PM Member: Committee: Education Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/08/2020 - 4:40 PM Member: Committee: Version: __