Authorizes school districts to use school transportation aid to pay for the cost and expenses of transporting and delivering meals, homework materials and any other school materials to students during COVID-19
Summary
Authorizes school districts to use school transportation aid to pay for the cost and expenses of transporting and delivering meals, homework materials and any other school materials to students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2020
Committee Review
Jul 2020
Senate Passage
Jul 2020
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 16, 2020
Last action Jul 23, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jul 23, 2020
How they voted
59–0
Passed
Total votes 59
Jul 23, 2020
D
Democratic39
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Jul 23, 2020
Committee
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
lower
Jul 23, 2020
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jul 21, 2020
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Jul 20, 2020
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
upper
Jul 16, 2020
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO EDUCATION
upper
Jun 26, 2020
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8585A
upper
Jun 26, 2020
Committee
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO RULES
upper
Jun 16, 2020
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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