SCHOOL SAFE ROUTES PROGRAM
Summary
Creates the Transportation Enhancements and Safe Routes to School Transparency Act. Establishes grants review committees, appointed by the Secretary of Transportation, to evaluate, score, and rank all applications for funding under the federal Transportation Enhancements Program and the Safe Routes to School Program. Sets forth the grants review process. Provides that application evaluation, scoring, and ranking decisions of the committees are binding upon the Department of Transportation. Contains other provisions. Effective immediately.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2008
Committee Review
Apr 2008
Senate Passage
Apr 2008
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 11, 2008
Last action Jan 13, 2009
Floor votes · Senate Apr 10, 2008
How they voted
54–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 57
Apr 10, 2008
D
Democratic35
94% Yea
R
Republican22
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
1
Committee
5
Amendments
4
Jan 13, 2009
Senate · Failed
Session Sine Die
Apr 14, 2008
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules Committee
Apr 11, 2008
House · Introduced
Arrived in House
Apr 10, 2008
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (54-0-3)
Apr 8, 2008
Senate · Amendment adopted
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Garrett
Apr 3, 2008
Senate · Amendment offered
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs; 009-000-000
Apr 2, 2008
Senate · Amendment offered
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government and Veterans Affairs
Mar 12, 2008
Senate · Referred to committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
Mar 12, 2008
Senate · Amendment offered
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett
Feb 28, 2008
Senate · Reported by committee
Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 009-000-000
Feb 20, 2008
Senate · Referred to committee
Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs
Feb 14, 2008
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
Co
Susan Garrett
DDemocratic
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