AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SUPPORT AND ACCESS TO BILINGUAL EDUCATION ACT
Summary
Creates a new chapter for the support/access to bilingual education. It creates a dual language program fund to be administered by the department of education. Local education agencies would be eligible to apply to the department for funding. Eff. 7/1/24
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 27, 2024
Last action Apr 3, 2024
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Apr 3, 2024
Committee
04/03/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 27, 2024
Introduced
03/27/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Val Lawson
DDemocratic
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