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2018 Regular Session

Senate Bill 455

AN ACT CONCERNING MINORITY TEACHER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.

Became law as Public Act 18-34, signed May 31, 2018, 85 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To require the Department of Education to take certain actions to recruit and retain minority teachers, amend its regulations relating to teacher certification, issue a provisional educator certificate to certain holders of charter school educator permits, develop a definition of educator effectiveness and issue an initial educator certificate to applicants who have passed a relevant examination or completed advanced coursework, and to revise the membership of the minority teacher recruitment and retention task force.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

9 co-sponsors

George S. Logan, Joan V. Hartley, Terry B. Gerratana, Michael A. McLachlan, Steve Cassano, Catherine A. Osten, Bob Duff, Heather S. Somers, Mae Flexer

In the House of Representatives

    30 co-sponsors

    Juan R. Candelaria, Larry B. Butler, Matthew Ritter, Bobby G. Gibson Jr., Josh Elliott, William A. Petit Jr., M.D., Gary Byron, Pam Staneski, Tami Zawistowski, Tom Delnicki, Kathleen M. McCarty, Joseph P. Gresko, Jeff Currey, Michael Ferguson, Andrew M. Fleischmann, Patricia A. Dillon, Susan M. Johnson, Andre F. Baker Jr., Terrie E. Wood, Kim Rose, Henry J. Genga, Noreen S. Kokoruda, Gregory Haddad, Peter A. Tercyak, Hilda E. Santiago, Stephanie E. Cummings, Joe Verrengia, Michael A. Winkler, Patricia Billie Miller, Gail Lavielle

    Its course

    March 7 to May 31, 2018, 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 action21 actions on 12 days

    In the SenateMar 7 to May 256 days

    Education CommitteeMar 7 to Mar 2316 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMay 2 to May 75 days

    Waiting to be sentMay 7 to May 1710 days

    With the GovernorMay 17 to May 3114 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 2 · Adopted May 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 Senate Mar 7 – May 2

    1. Mar 7Introduced and sent to Education Committee
    2. Mar 9Heard in Education Committee
    3. Mar 23Education Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. May 2The Senate adopted Senate Amendment A
    5. Passed the Senate with Senate Amendment A

    In the House of Representatives May 4 – May 7

    1. May 4Arrived in the House of Representatives
    2. May 7The House of Representatives adopted Senate Amendment A
    3. Passed the House of Representatives with Senate Amendment A

    To the Governor May 16 – May 31

    1. May 16Numbered Public Act 18-34
    2. May 17Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. May 31Signed by the Governor
    All 21 actions, as published
    1. Mar 7REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 9PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 23Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 26FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Apr 6REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 12RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 12FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    8. Apr 12SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    9. Apr 12FILE NO.Both houses
    10. May 2SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    11. May 2SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    12. May 2ON CONSENT CALENDARSenate
    13. May 4FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    14. May 4HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    15. May 7HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    16. May 7HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    17. May 7IN CONCURRENCEHouse of Representatives
    18. May 16PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    19. May 17TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    20. May 17TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    21. May 31SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor