Relating to the provision of virtual education in public schools and to certain waivers and modifications by the commissioner of education to the method of calculating average daily attendance in an emergency or crisis for purposes of preserving school district funding entitlements under the Foundation School Program during that emergency or crisis; authorizing a fee.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 8, 2023
Last action May 23, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 18, 2023
How they voted
28–3
Passed
Total votes 31
Apr 18, 2023
D
Democratic13
100% Yea
R
Republican18
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Amendments
3
May 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 20, 2023
Committee
Referred to Public Education
lower
Apr 20, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
upper
Apr 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Apr 18, 2023
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
Apr 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Apr 5, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 29, 2023
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Mar 29, 2023
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to Education
upper
Mar 9, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ken King
RRepublican
P
Paul Bettencourt
RRepublican
P
Royce West
DDemocratic
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