School of choice
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 59-19-350(A) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO SCHOOLS OF CHOICE, TO PROVIDE THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS MAY INSTEAD CREATE MULTIPLE SCHOOLS OF INNOVATION, AND TO PROVIDE THAT EACH EXEMPTION FROM STATE STATUTES AND REGULATIONS BY SCHOOLS OF INNOVATION MUST BE APPROVED BY A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Last action Mar 9, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2021
How they voted
40–1
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 43
Mar 3, 2021
D
Democratic15
86% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Mar 9, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Mar 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Mar 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Mar 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Mar 3, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-1-2)
senate
Feb 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education
upper
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
upper
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Dec 9, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dwight Loftis
RRepublican
P
Greg Hembree
RRepublican
P
Penry Gustafson
RRepublican
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