SCHOOL TRANSPORT TASK FORCE
Summary
Creates the Task Force on Modes of School Transportation for Elementary and Secondary Education. Sets forth the membership of the Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall conduct a review of current State and federal law regarding the use of various modes to transport elementary and secondary education students and make recommendations to the State Board of Education and the General Assembly regarding safe transportation of the students, and shall present legislative and administrative recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly no later than December 15, 2017.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
House Passage
Governor
Introduced May 31, 2017
Last action Jan 9, 2019
Floor votes · Senate May 31, 2017
How they voted
49–0
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 58
May 31, 2017
D
Democratic36
88% Yea
R
Republican22
77% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
4
May 31, 2017
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 31, 2017
Upper · Passed
Resolution Adopted as Amended 050-000-000
upper
May 31, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harris
upper
Apr 26, 2017
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 012-000-000
upper
Apr 25, 2017
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
upper
Apr 18, 2017
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 18, 2017
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
upper
Mar 15, 2017
Upper · Passed
Be Adopted Transportation; 011-000-000
upper
Mar 7, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Transportation
upper
Feb 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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