Relating to permissible teachers assigned to a bilingual education program and the permissible uses of the bilingual education allotment provided under the foundation school program.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 11, 2019
Last action May 13, 2019
Floor votes · House May 10, 2019
How they voted
119–2
Passed · 14 other
Total votes 135
May 10, 2019
D
Democratic56
83% Yea
R
Republican79
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
10
Committee
10
May 13, 2019
Committee
Referred to Education
upper
May 13, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 13, 2019
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 9, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Apr 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Mar 11, 2019
Committee
Referred to Public Education
lower
Mar 11, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Diego Bernal
DDemocratic
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