RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Summary
Allows nonprofit organizations to establish an applicant governing board and develop a charter application for a start-up or conversion charter school; provided that the governing board operates separately from the nonprofit organization and the governing board may include members of the nonprofit organization, but such members shall not constitute a majority of the governing board's members. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2021
Last action Feb 18, 2021
Floor votes · House Feb 18, 2021
How they voted
48–2
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 51
Feb 18, 2021
D
Democratic46
93% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 18, 2021
Committee
Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 457) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 18, 2021
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (48-2-1)
house
Feb 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
The committees on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Kapela, DeCoite, Ganaden, Gates, Hashimoto, Yamane, Okimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Ohno, Quinlan, Takayama.
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Committee
Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 1
lower
Jan 25, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 22, 2021
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
TO
Takashi Ohno
DDemocratic
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