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2017 Regular Session

House Bill 7276

AN ACT CONCERNING EDUCATION MANDATE RELIEF.

Became law as Public Act 17-220, signed July 11, 2017, 119 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To provide state education mandate relief by making implementation of the uniform regional school calendar optional, eliminating the requirement that an alternative educational opportunity for expelled students shall be nine hundred hours, require the Department of Education to purchase a digital school management and reporting software, require only certain school employees who have direct contact with students to complete training in the restraint and seclusion of students, require school districts to contact only those former employers in which an applicant was employed for any of the previous twenty years, eliminate the requirement that an administrator attend every planning and placement team meeting, and eliminate the superintendent requirement for certain boards 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

59 co-sponsors

Gail Lavielle, Adam Dunsby, Terrie E. Wood, Noreen S. Kokoruda, Gary Byron, Pam Staneski, Fred Camillo, Mike Bocchino, Vincent J. Candelora, Robert W. Siegrist III, Melissa H. Ziobron, Michael Ferguson, Lezlye Zupkus, David Rutigliano, Nicole Klarides-Ditria, Whit Betts, Rob Sampson, Dave W. Yaccarino, Brian M. Ohler, Laura R. Hoydick, Cristin McCarthy Vahey, Holly H. Cheeseman, Mike France, Ben McGorty, William A. Petit Jr., M.D., Emil "Buddy" Altobello, Bill Simanski, Scott A. Storms, Patricia Billie Miller, Livvy R. Floren, David T. Wilson, Fred Wilms, J.P. Sredzinski, Tom O'Dea, Andrew M. Fleischmann, Jonathan Steinberg, Jeffrey J. Berger, Craig C. Fishbein, Bill Buckbee, Brenda L. Kupchick, Linda A. Orange, Prasad Srinivasan M.D., William Duff, John H. Frey, Devin R. Carney, Doug Dubitsky, Charles J. Ferraro, Richard A. Smith, Rosa C. Rebimbas, Patrick S. Boyd, Tami Zawistowski, Mitch Bolinsky, Tom Delnicki, John E. Piscopo, Sam Belsito, Joe Polletta, Laura M. Devlin, Kathleen M. McCarty, Tim Ackert

In the Senate

    3 co-sponsors

    Toni Boucher, Bob Duff, Henri Martin

    Its course

    March 14 to July 11, 2017, 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 action22 actions on 12 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMar 14 to May 3077 days

    Education CommitteeMar 14 to Mar 2410 days

    In the SenateMay 30 to Jun 78 days

    Waiting to be sentJun 7 to Jun 2922 days

    With the GovernorJun 29 to Jul 1112 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 30 · Adopted Jun 7

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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    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 14 – May 30

    1. Mar 14Introduced and sent to Education Committee
    2. Mar 15Heard in Education Committee
    3. Mar 24Education Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. May 30The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    5. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

    In the Senate May 30 – Jun 7

    1. May 30Sent to the Senate
    2. Jun 7The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    3. Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A

    To the Governor Jun 23 – Jul 11

    1. Jun 23Numbered Public Act 17-220
    2. Jun 29Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. Jul 11Signed by the Governor
    All 22 actions, as published
    1. Mar 14REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 15PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 24Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 27FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Apr 5REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 11RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 11FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Apr 11HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Apr 11FILE NO.Both houses
    10. May 30HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    11. May 30HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    12. May 30IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO THE SENATEHouse of Representatives
    13. May 31FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    14. May 31SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    15. May 31FILE NO.Both houses
    16. Jun 7SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    17. Jun 7SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    18. Jun 7ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
    19. Jun 23PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    20. Jun 29TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    21. Jun 29TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    22. Jul 11SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor