TO ADJUST FUNDING FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAT OFFER CERTAIN TYPES OF READING PRACTICES, INTERVENTIONS, AND CURRICULUM NOT ALIGNED WITH THE SCIENCE OF READING; AND TO CREATE THE EDUCATION OMBUDSMAN.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Feb 22, 2021
Signed Apr 8, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 16, 2021 · House Mar 31, 2021
How they voted
34–1
Passed
Total votes 35
Mar 16, 2021
D
Democratic7
85% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Apr 8, 2021
Signed into law
Notification that SB349 is now Act 606
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Returned To the Senate as passed.
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Mar 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Committee
Re-referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
upper
Feb 22, 2021
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alan Clark
RRepublican
P
Keith Brooks
RRepublican
Co
Jane English
RRepublican
Co
Mark Johnson
RRepublican
Co
Mark Lowery
RRepublican
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