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2024 Regular Session

House Bill 5437

AN ACT CONCERNING EDUCATION MANDATE RELIEF, SCHOOL DISCIPLINE AND DISCONNECTED YOUTH.

Became law as Public Act 24-45, signed May 21, 2024, 75 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To (1) create an advisory council that provides analysis and recommendations concerning the imposition of new mandates regarding educator professional development and in-service training; (2) establish a state-wide educator professional development and in-service training records database; (3) repeal duplicative training mandates included in the in-service training requirements for educators; (4) add a twenty-mile radius limitation to the mandate that school districts send organic food waste to an authorized source-separated organic material composting facility; (5) allow local boards of education to directly deposit any unexpended education funds into the unexpended education funds account at the end of the fiscal year; (6) expand the reserve fund for regional school districts to include all educational expenditures; and (7) delay implementation of the FAFSA completion requirement.

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

8 co-sponsors

Christopher Poulos, Raghib Allie-Brennan, Farley Santos, Christine Conley, Kara Rochelle, Henry J. Genga, Irene M. Haines, Matt Blumenthal

In the Senate

    3 co-sponsors

    Patricia Billie Miller, Lisa Seminara, Jeff Gordon

    Its course

    March 7 to May 21, 2024, 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 action27 actions on 14 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMar 7 to May 256 days

    Education CommitteeMar 7 to Mar 2013 days

    Appropriations CommitteeMar 20 to Apr 415 days

    In the SenateMay 2 to May 75 days

    Waiting to be sentMay 7 to May 147 days

    With the GovernorMay 14 to May 217 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives 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 House of Representatives Mar 7 – May 2

    1. Mar 7Introduced and sent to Education Committee
    2. Mar 8Heard in Education Committee
    3. Mar 20Education Committee recommended it and sent it to Appropriations Committee
    4. Apr 4Appropriations Committee recommended a substitute for it
    5. May 2The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    6. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

    In the Senate May 2 – May 7

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

    To the Governor May 14 – May 21

    1. May 14Numbered Public Act 24-45
    2. Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. May 21Signed by the Governor
    All 27 actions, as published
    1. Mar 7REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 8PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 20Joint Favorable Change of ReferenceBoth houses
    4. Mar 22FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 25RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    6. Mar 25FAV. CHG. OF REF. HOUSE TO COMM. ONHouse of Representatives
    7. Mar 25FAV. CHG. OF REF., SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
    8. Apr 4Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    9. Apr 5FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    10. Apr 15REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    11. Apr 22RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    12. Apr 22FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    13. Apr 22HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    14. Apr 22FILE NO.Both houses
    15. May 2HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    16. May 2HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    17. May 2IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO THE SENATEHouse of Representatives
    18. May 3FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    19. May 3SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    20. May 3FILE NO.Both houses
    21. May 7SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    22. May 7SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    23. May 7IN CONCURRENCESenate
    24. May 14PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    25. May 14TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    26. May 14TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    27. May 21SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor