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2010 Regular Session

Senate Bill 379

AN ACT CONCERNING VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL SCHOOLS.

Became law as Public Act 10-76, signed May 18, 2010, 76 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To require the State Board of Education to conduct a formal vote before closing or suspending operations of a vocational-technical school; to require that at least two members of the State Board of Education have industrial, trade or technical school experience; to eliminate the state-wide advisory committee on regional vocational-technical schools and require an annual informational hearing regarding the vocational-technical school system; to require the State Bond Commission to vote on whether to issue bonds that the General Assembly approved for maintenance and trade and capital equipment for vocational-technical schools, but the commission has not allocated; to require the State Board of Education to inspect the busses in operation at the vocational-technical schools and to replace any school bus in service at a vocational-technical school that is ten years or older and to require the superintendent of the vocational-technical school system to report annually on such school bus replacement; to require that the vocational-technical school system be a separate line item in the budget; to require the superintendent of the vocational-technical school system to biannually submit the operating budgets for each individual vocational-technical school to OPM, OFA and the General Assembly and to make available such budgets on the vocational-technical school system's web site to allow the superintendent of the vocational-technical school system to purchase certain supplies and equipment independent of the Department of Administrative Services.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

15 co-sponsors

Andrew J. McDonald, Thomas P. Gaffey, Andrea L. Stillman, Edith G. Prague, John A. Kissel, Joseph J. Crisco Jr., Edwin A. Gomes, Thomas A. Colapietro, Edward Meyer, Eileen M. Daily, Donald E. Williams Jr., Michael A. McLachlan, Jonathan A. Harris, Donald J. DeFronzo, Paul R. Doyle

In the House of Representatives

    40 co-sponsors

    Elissa T. Wright, Richard Roy, Joan A. Lewis, Christopher Lyddy, Gerald M. Fox III, Terry Backer, Steven T. Mikutel, David Aldarondo, Selim G. Noujaim, Matthew L. Lesser, Terrie E. Wood, Patricia M. Widlitz, Paul Davis, Gail K. Hamm, Christopher A. Wright, David A. Baram, Elizabeth A. Boukus, John "Jack" F. Hennessy, Barbara L. Lambert, Bruce Zalaski, Ted C. Graziani, John W. Thompson, Carlo Leone, Lile R. Gibbons, Livvy R. Floren, Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey, Bruce V. Morris, Jeffrey J. Berger, Peter F. Villano, Theresa W. Conroy, Susan M. Johnson, Linda A. Orange, Mary M. Mushinsky, Andres Ayala Jr., Laura R. Hoydick, David K. Labriola, Minnie Gonzalez, Jason W. Bartlett, Elizabeth H. Esty, Christopher D. Coutu

    Its course

    March 3 to May 18, 2010, 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 action31 actions on 16 days

    In the SenateMar 3 to Apr 2957 days

    Education CommitteeMar 3 to Mar 1916 days

    Finance, Revenue and Bonding CommitteeMar 19 to Apr 517 days

    Appropriations CommitteeApr 22 to Apr 275 days

    In the House of RepresentativesApr 29 to May 34 days

    Waiting to be sentMay 3 to May 1714 days

    With the GovernorMay 17 to May 181 day

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Apr 29 · Adopted May 3

    • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Apr 29 · Adopted May 3

    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 Mar 3 – Apr 29

    1. Mar 3Introduced and sent to Education Committee
    2. Mar 4Heard in Education Committee
    3. Mar 19Education Committee recommended a substitute for it and sent it to Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
    4. Apr 5Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee recommended it
    5. Apr 22Sent to Appropriations Committee
    6. Apr 27Appropriations Committee recommended it
    7. Apr 29The Senate adopted Senate Amendment A
    8. The Senate adopted Senate Amendment B
    9. Passed the Senate with Senate Amendments A and B

    In the House of Representatives Apr 30 – May 3

    1. Apr 30Arrived in the House of Representatives
    2. May 3The House of Representatives adopted Senate Amendments A and B
    3. Passed the House of Representatives with Senate Amendments A and B

    To the Governor May 12 – May 18

    1. May 12Numbered Public Act 10-76
    2. May 17Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. May 18Signed by the Governor
    All 31 actions, as published
    1. Mar 3REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 4PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 19Joint Favorable Substitute Change of ReferenceBoth houses
    4. Mar 22FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 24RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    6. Mar 24FAV. CHG. OF REF., SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
    7. Mar 24FAV. CHG. OF REF. HOUSE TO COMM. ONHouse of Representatives
    8. Apr 5Joint FavorableBoth houses
    9. Apr 5FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    10. Apr 13REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    11. Apr 20RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    12. Apr 20FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    13. Apr 20SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    14. Apr 20FILE NO.Both houses
    15. Apr 22REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
    16. Apr 27Joint FavorableBoth houses
    17. Apr 27FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    18. Apr 27RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    19. Apr 27NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    20. Apr 27FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    21. Apr 29SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    22. Apr 29SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    23. Apr 29SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    24. Apr 30FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    25. Apr 30HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    26. May 3HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    27. May 3HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    28. May 3IN CONCURRENCEHouse of Representatives
    29. May 12PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    30. May 17TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    31. May 18SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor