AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION (Mandates that the state seal of biliteracy be awarded by the commissioner beginning with the class of 2020 and a report be given to the general assembly no later than 8/1/20 of students who have been awarded a state seal of biliteracy.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 21, 2019
Last action Jun 19, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 18, 2019
How they voted
27–0
Passed
Total votes 27
Jun 18, 2019
D
Democratic25
100% Yea
R
Republican2
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Jun 19, 2019
Committee
06/19/2019 Referred to House H.E.W.
lower
Jun 18, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/18/2019 Senate read and passed
legislature
Jun 12, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/12/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 29, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/29/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 21, 2019
Introduced
03/21/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
legislature
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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