Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on May 8, 2002. The 2002 session has ended.
2002 Regular Session
House Bill 5496
AN ACT CONCERNING EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND TEACHERS' RETIREMENT.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To ensure that all young children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a quality education; to close the achievement gap between high and low performing children, especially the achievement gap between minority and nonminority students, to align preschool with high-quality K-3 education expectations to bolster performance, continuity and educational accountability, to offer parents substantial and meaningful opportunities to participate in the education of their children to coordinate services in early care and education with each other and to enhance the school readiness of preschool children through high quality oral language and literature-rich environments and to transfer the authorization of the quality enhancement grant to the Department of Education.
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
31 co-sponsors
Melody A. Currey, Minnie Gonzalez, Denise W. Merrill, G. Kenneth Bernhard, Emil "Buddy" Altobello, Mary G. Fritz, Roger Brian Michele, Linda A. Orange, Stephen D. Dargan, Wade A. Hyslop Jr., Anthony J. D'Amelio, Sonya Googins, Jeffrey J. Berger, Elizabeth A. Boukus, Patricia M. Widlitz, John E. Stripp, Kenneth P. Green, Richard Roy, Claudia M. Powers, Ann P. Dandrow, Konstantinos Diamantis, Ernest E. Newton II, Nancy E. Kerensky, Anthony J. Tercyak, Julia B. Wasserman, David A. Scribner, Christopher S. Murphy, Michael C. Fedele, Lawrence G. Miller, Leonard C. Greene Jr., Louis P. Esposito Jr.
In the Senate
Its course
February 22 to May 8, 2002, 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 action44 actions on 12 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 22 to May 269 days
Education CommitteeFeb 22 to Mar 2228 days
Public Health CommitteeApr 12 to Apr 175 days
Government Administration and Elections CommitteeApr 18 to Apr 191 day
In the SenateMay 2 to May 8 · stopped6 days
Appropriations CommitteeMay 8 to May 80 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted May 2 · Adopted May 8
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted May 2 · Adopted May 8
House of Representatives floor amendmentRejected
Rejected May 2
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted May 2 · Adopted May 8
House of Representatives floor amendmentRejected
Rejected May 2
Senate floor amendmentRejected
Rejected May 8
Senate floor amendmentRejected
Rejected May 8
Senate floor amendmentRejected
Rejected May 8
Senate floor amendmentPending
Text
Each version as the General 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 General Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 22 – May 2
- Feb 22Introduced and sent to Education Committee
- Feb 25Heard in Education Committee
- Mar 22Education Committee recommended a substitute for it
- Apr 12Sent to Public Health Committee
- Apr 17Public Health Committee recommended it
- Apr 18Sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
- Apr 19Government Administration and Elections Committee recommended it
- May 2The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
- The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment B
- The House of Representatives rejected House of Representatives Amendment C
- The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment D
- The House of Representatives rejected House of Representatives Amendment E
- Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendments A, B and D
In the Senate May 4 – May 8
- May 4Arrived in the Senate
- May 8Sent to Appropriations Committee
- Sent to Appropriations Committee
- Appropriations Committee recommended it
- The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendments A, B and D
- The Senate rejected Senate Amendment A
- The Senate rejected Senate Amendment B
- The Senate ruled Senate Amendment C not properly before it
All 44 actions, as published
- Feb 22REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 25PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 22Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Mar 22FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 1REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 8RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 8FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 8HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Apr 8FILE NO.Both houses
- Apr 12REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
- Apr 17Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Apr 17FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 17RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 17NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
- Apr 17TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 18REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
- Apr 19FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 19RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 19NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
- Apr 19TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 19Joint FavorableBoth houses
- May 2HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- May 2HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- May 2HOUSE REJECTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- May 2HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- May 2HOUSE REJECTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- May 2HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- May 4FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- May 4SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- May 4FILE NO.Both houses
- May 8REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
- May 8RULES SUSPENDEDSenate
- May 8IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO COMM. ONSenate
- May 8Joint FavorableBoth houses
- May 8FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- May 8RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- May 8NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
- May 8FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- May 8SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- May 8SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- May 8SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- May 8NOT PROPERLY BEFORE SENATE, SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- May 8DESIGNATED ONLY SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- May 8MATTER PASS RETAINEDSenate