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145th General Assembly
HS 1 FOR HB 119

Primary Sponsor: Schooley Additional Sponsor(s):    & Sen. Sokola
CoSponsors: Reps. Blakey, Booth, Carey, Hocker, Jaques, J. Johnson, Q. Johnson, Kovach, Kowalko, Lavelle, Manolakos, Miro, Mitchell, Schwartzkopf, Scott, Wilson
Introduced on : 06/04/2009
Long Title:AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE WITH RESPECT TO PUBLIC EDUCATION.
Synopsis:This Bill permits local districts substantially more discretion with respect to expenditure of state education funds than they have under existing law. However, the bill also establishes a number of safeguards to ensure that those funds are spent in a responsible manner that enhances student achievement, including state approval of local district budgets, a requirement of full transparency for local district expenditures, and the establishment of citizen financial oversight committees for each district.

Current Status: Signed   On   08/13/2009
Volume Chapter77:197
Fiscal Note:
Not Required
Date Governor acted:08/13/2009
Full text of Legislation:
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Amendments: HA 1 to HS 1 for HB 119 - Passed
Substituted Legislation for Bill :
Original bill ------->Substitutes
Committee Reports:
House Committee Report 06/10/09 F=1 M=11 U=0---->Committee Report
Voting Reports:
House vote: () Passed 6/16/2009 6:01:14 PM------->Voting Record
Senate vote: () Passed 6/30/2009 11:46:34 PM------->Voting Record
Engrossed Version:
Engrossment------->Engrossment
Actions History:
Aug 13, 2009 - Signed by Governor
Jun 30, 2009 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 15 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 5 ABSENT 1 VACANT
Jun 30, 2009 - Necessary rules are suspended in Senate
Jun 19, 2009 - Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
Jun 16, 2009 - Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 37 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 4 ABSENT 0 VACANT
Jun 16, 2009 - Amendment HA 1 Passed in House by Voice Vote
Jun 16, 2009 - Amendment HA 1 Introduced and Placed With Bill
Jun 10, 2009 - Reported Out of Committee (EDUCATION) in House with 1 Favorable, 11 On Its Merits
Jun 04, 2009 - Introduced in House and assigned to Education Committee
Jun 04, 2009 - Assigned to Education Committee in House
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