A JOINT RESOLUTION TO REMOVE THE CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF JOHN DE LA HOWE SCHOOL AND DEVOLVE THE BOARD'S POWERS UPON AN INTERIM BOARD OF TRUSTEES WHO SHALL SERVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2019 OR UNTIL A FULL NEW BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS APPOINTED AND QUALIFIED; TO PROVIDE THAT THE INTERIM BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SELECTION, PERIODIC EVALUATION, RETENTION, AND TERMINATION OF THE SCHOOL'S PRESIDENT; TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER SPECIFIC DUTIES OF THE INTERIM BOARD OF TRUSTEES; AND TO DIRECT THE INTERIM BOARD OF TRUSTEES, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE SCHOOL, TO REVIEW EDUCATIONAL ACCREDITATION AND THE PAST AND CURRENT FINANCIAL SITUATION OF THE SCHOOL AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO DIRECT THE SCHOOL OUT OF THE CURRENT FINANCIAL CRISIS, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON DETERMINING THE MOST FEASIBLE PATH THE STATE MUST PURSUE TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF JOHN DE LA HOWE.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
May 2018
Senate Passage
Apr 2017
House Passage
May 2018
Governor
Introduced Mar 29, 2017
Last action May 10, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Apr 5, 2017 · House May 9, 2018
How they voted
42–0
Passed
Total votes 42
Apr 5, 2017
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Amendments
4
May 10, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Sheheen, Massey, Young
upper
May 10, 2018
Introduced
Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
lower
May 10, 2018
Amended
House amendment amended
upper
May 10, 2018
Lower · Passed
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
lower
May 9, 2018
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 9, 2018
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (101-5-16)
house
May 3, 2018
Lower · Passed
Recalled from Committee on Ways and Means
lower
Apr 18, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
lower
Apr 18, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Apr 6, 2017
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Apr 5, 2017
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Apr 5, 2017
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Education
upper
Apr 5, 2017
Upper · Passed
Polled out of committee Education
upper
Apr 5, 2017
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (42-0)
senate
Mar 29, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
upper
Mar 29, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Floyd Nicholson
DDemocratic
P
Harvey Peeler
RRepublican
P
Vincent A. Sheheen
DDemocratic
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