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2008 Regular Session

House Bill 5871

AN ACT CONCERNING THE BEST PROGRAM.

Became law as Public Act 08-107, signed June 2, 2008, 89 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To require school boards and unions to bargain over the compensation, hours and duties of teachers who train and evaluate student teachers or serve as mentors and assessors of beginning teachers under the beginning educator support and training program (BEST), suspend the BEST program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, and to create a task force to develop a plan to replace the BEST program with a mentor assistance program.

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

33 co-sponsors

Richard Roy, Peggy Sayers, Robert W. Megna, Gail K. Hamm, DebraLee Hovey, Jeffrey J. Berger, Tom F. Christiano, Linda Schofield, Beth Bye, Al Adinolfi, Anthony J. D'Amelio, Selim G. Noujaim, Marilyn Giuliano, Sandy H. Nafis, Joseph J. Taborsak, Chris Perone, Jim Shapiro, Roberta B. Willis, William Aman, Russell A. Morin, Joan A. Lewis, Carlo Leone, Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey, Elizabeth B. Ritter, Elissa T. Wright, Robert T. Keeley Jr., Louis P. Esposito Jr., Pamela Z. Sawyer, Julia B. Wasserman, David K. Labriola, Jason Perillo, Mary M. Mushinsky, Andrew M. Fleischmann

In the Senate

    20 co-sponsors

    Anthony Guglielmo, Edith G. Prague, John A. Kissel, Andrew J. McDonald, Sam S.F. Caligiuri, Andrew W. Roraback, Robert J. Kane, Joseph J. Crisco Jr., Toni Nathaniel Harp, Edwin A. Gomes, Mary Ann Handley, Donald J. DeFronzo, Andrew M. Maynard, Andrea L. Stillman, Thomas A. Colapietro, Edward Meyer, Joan V. Hartley, John W. Fonfara, Eric D. Coleman, John McKinney

    Its course

    March 5 to June 2, 2008, 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 action20 actions on 12 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMar 5 to Apr 2450 days

    Education CommitteeMar 5 to Mar 1712 days

    In the SenateApr 24 to May 612 days

    Waiting to be sentMay 6 to May 1913 days

    With the GovernorMay 19 to Jun 214 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Apr 24 · Adopted May 6

    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 Mar 5 – Apr 24

    1. Mar 5Introduced and sent to Education Committee
    2. Mar 6Heard in Education Committee
    3. Mar 17Education Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. Apr 24The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    5. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

    In the Senate Apr 28 – May 6

    1. Apr 28Arrived in the Senate
    2. May 6The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    3. Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A

    To the Governor May 15 – Jun 2

    1. May 15Numbered Public Act 08-107
    2. May 19Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Jun 2Signed by the Governor
    All 20 actions, as published
    1. Mar 5REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 6PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 17Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 19FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 31REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 7RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 7FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Apr 7HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Apr 7FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 24HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    11. Apr 24HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    12. Apr 28FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    13. Apr 28SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    14. Apr 28FILE NO.Both houses
    15. May 6SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    16. May 6SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    17. May 6ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
    18. May 15PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    19. May 19TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    20. Jun 2SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor