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2003 Regular Session

Senate Bill 893

AN ACT CONCERNING EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.

Passed both houses on June 4, 2003, and was not sent to the Governor. The 2003 session has ended.

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 Senate

7 co-sponsors

Win Smith, Joan V. Hartley, Thomas J. Herlihy, Biagio Ciotto, Mary Ann Handley, John A. Kissel, William A. Aniskovich

In the House of Representatives

    12 co-sponsors

    Juan R. Candelaria, Felipe Reinoso, Andrew M. Fleischmann, Anthony J. Tercyak, Kevin D. Witkos, Joan A. Lewis, Claudia M. Powers, Mary G. Fritz, Moira K. Lyons, Jeffrey J. Berger, Elizabeth A. Boukus, Themis Klarides

    Its course

    February 11 to June 4, 2003, 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 action29 actions on 11 days

    In the SenateFeb 11 to May 22100 days

    Education CommitteeFeb 11 to Mar 1431 days

    Appropriations CommitteeApr 9 to May 122 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMay 22 to Jun 413 days

    Waiting to be sentJun 4 to Jun 4 · stopped0 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 22 · Adopted Jun 4

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Jun 4

    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 Senate Feb 11 – May 22

    1. Feb 11Introduced and sent to Education Committee
    2. Feb 24Heard in Education Committee
    3. Mar 14Education Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. Apr 9Sent to Appropriations Committee
    5. May 1Appropriations Committee recommended it
    6. May 22The Senate adopted Senate Amendment A
    7. Passed the Senate with Senate Amendment A

    In the House of Representatives May 22 – Jun 4

    1. May 22Sent to the House of Representatives
    2. Jun 4The House of Representatives adopted Senate Amendment A
    3. The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    4. Passed the House of Representatives with Senate Amendment A

    To the Governor Jun 4

    1. Jun 4Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A
    2. Sent to the Senate
    All 29 actions, as published
    1. Feb 11REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 24PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 14Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 17FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 21REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Mar 27RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Mar 27FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    8. Mar 27SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    9. Mar 27FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 9REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
    11. May 1Joint FavorableBoth houses
    12. May 1FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    13. May 2RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    14. May 2NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    15. May 2FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    16. May 22SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    17. May 22SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    18. May 22RULES SUSPENDED,TRANS.TO HOUSESenate
    19. May 22FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    20. May 22HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    21. Jun 4HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    22. Jun 4HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    23. Jun 4HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    24. Jun 4HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    25. Jun 4TRANSMITTED PURSUANT TO JOINT RULES.Both houses
    26. Jun 4DISAGREEING ACTION,TABLED FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    27. Jun 4MOTION TO REJECT HOUSE AMENDMENTSenate
    28. Jun 4MOTION TO REJECT FAILEDSenate
    29. Jun 4MATTER PASS RETAINEDSenate