Sentences with phrase «dozen similar bills»
But other Democrats joined with Republicans to pass Colorado's law, the most comprehensive of a dozen similar bills passed around the nation this year, in part to increase states» chances in a $ 4 billion federal grant competition.
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Reznik said the bill is timely — and the economy is a factor for why more than a dozen other states are considering similar measures.
The national bill is similar to laws passed in about a dozen states so far.
It was sponsored by Assemblyman Michael Cusick, the committee's chair, and Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh, who has sponsored dozens of bills dealing with similar topics in recent years.
Similar bills are in the works in Florida, Michigan, Missouri, Wisconsin and at least a dozen other states, prompted in large part by telephone calls authorized by campaigns during last year's elections.
Thirteen states enacted new K - 12 school choice programs in 2011 and more than two dozen states are considering similar bills
Thirteen states enacted new programs that allow K — 12 students to choose a public or private school instead of attending their assigned school, and similar bills were under consideration in more than two dozen states.