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Republicans defended the increase in charter school funding as part of an agreement included in a separate education bill (HB 7055) that will let school districts keep their local property taxes for maintenance and construction rather than share it with charter schools.

Under the bill, if these... Continue reading Executive session on HB 1497, modifying the definition of a «focus» and «priority» school, on February 13

The state legislature also passed HB 7069, a school funding bill that includes an additional $ 30 million for the Gardiner Scholarship Program, an education savings account program for students with special needs.

REACH Alliance Applauds Gov. Corbett, State Legislature for their Commitment to School Choice HB 761 Creates Education Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program, Expands EITC (Harrisburg, PA — June 30 2012)-- House Bill 761, the Omnibus Tax Reform Code -LSB-...]

The House also passed legislation (HB 1044) related to charter schools yesterday, but unfortunately their bill was much narrower in scope.

HB 1044 was amended in committee to permit charter schools in all school districts but due to a legislative rule the amendment was stripped in the General Bills Committee.

Two bills introduced in the House, HB 1042 and HB 1044, would allow students to cross district lines to attend charter schools.

So called «school safety bills» SB 7026 and HB 7101 are poised to hit the floor of both chambers setting them up for a final vote as early as tomorrow.

«Charter Expansion» -(Oppose) Failed HB 7083 Charter Expansion — Enormous public push - back sealed the fate of this bill that robbed citizens of their right to local control by stripping school boards of their right to:

On Wednesday, October 7th, Ohio state lawmakers passed House Bill 2 (HB 2), a comprehensive charter school reform bBill 2 (HB 2), a comprehensive charter school reform billbill.

The other interim charges considered by the committee at the hearing included examining current school board governance policies and practices and making recommendations that could improve the focus, attitudes and outcomes of Texas school boards, districts and students; studying existing board training requirements and making suggestions to educate school board trustees on policies that could achieve better student outcomes, particularly within the framework set for low - performing schools in House Bill 1842; and monitoring initiatives to build a high - quality pre-kindergarten grant program (HB 4).

ATLANTA, GA — On Thursday, March, 15, more than 150 charter school students, parents, school leaders, teachers, advocates and other organizations that support school choice will rally at the Georgia Capitol in support of Georgia House Bill 787 and the inclusion of funding for HB 430 in the 2019 state budget.

Not all of these bills impact charter schools, but HB 198 filed by Rep. Travis Clardy (Nacogdoches) impacts all public schools.

Meanwhile, supporters of «school choice» policies heralded Scott's approval of HB 7029, a 160 - page education bill that lawmakers negotiated into the final hours of session.

SB 2 (L. Taylor, Friendswood) and HB 253 (Simmons, Carrollton)-- TCSA Supports SB 2 is the Senate's bill that addresses school finance.

Education Scholarship Accounts: Two bills were introduced this year that would have expanded the ESA program to include most public school students in the state, SB 2385 and HB 943.

The Charter School Turnaround Heist, HB 5105 by Rep Diaz, does exactly what Rep. Kionne McGhee said in the Tampa Bay Times, «This bill, in my humble opinion, creates a separate but unequal system» that «runs afoul» of the state and U.S. Constitutions»

Although this bill has created a visceral reaction among those of us who have dedicated our lives to improving the outcomes in the most struggling of schools through traditional public education, this letter avoids emotionalism and rests on logic and facts to persuade you to reject HB 5105.

Voice at the Capitol - having direct impact on the content of legislation, such as HB 37, the districts of innovative school legislation, defeat of charter school bills, and other critical bills

The Charter School Turnaround Heist, HB 5105 by Rep Diaz, does exactly what Rep. Kionne McGhee said in the Tampa Bay Times, «This bill, in my humble opinion, creates a separate but unequal system» that «runs afoul» of the state and U.S. Constitutions» Charter school lobbyists, led by Rep. Diaz wrote HB 5105 to trigger School Turnaround Heist, HB 5105 by Rep Diaz, does exactly what Rep. Kionne McGhee said in the Tampa Bay Times, «This bill, in my humble opinion, creates a separate but unequal system» that «runs afoul» of the state and U.S. Constitutions» Charter school lobbyists, led by Rep. Diaz wrote HB 5105 to trigger school lobbyists, led by Rep. Diaz wrote HB 5105 to trigger the...

Please tell the Florida Legislature to vote NO on the «Schools of Hope / High Impact Charter Networks» language, SB 796, SB 1552 and HB 5105 with its $ 200M slush fund and block its inclusion in the Senate Budget and prevent it from being slipped by either chamber into a «train» bill.

SB 796 was sponsored and amended by Sen. Aaron Bean (R - Fernandina Beach) as a companion to the House's «Schools of Hope» bill (HB 5105).

Now we hear that several state representatives ganged up on CPS at yesterday's House Elementary and Secondary Education Committee hearing on HB 4487, the House companion to the Senate school closing moratorium bill, SB 3239.

The House Public Education Committee unanimously voted out HB 467, the bill that would increase the capacity available for charter schools through the Permanent School Fund (PSF) Bond Guarantee program.

The Florida Coalition of School Board Members is pleased to see initiatives from several of the bills we supported this session now added to HB 7029 passed through the Senate and House, including:

Oklahoma Achieves supported efforts to pass HB 2860, a fiscal transparency bill that requires school districts to post their financial data on the home page of their website, making it easier for parents and community leaders to access the information.

Item # 2: Summary of Legislative Bills — Ben Rasmussen, UPPAC Director & Special Counsel, USOE SB 195 — Amendments to State Board of Education SB 175 — School Safety and Crisis Line SB 60 — American Civics Education Initiative HB 33 — American Indian - Alaskan Native Education Amendments

Sen. Konni Burton, a Tea Party favorite, explained that she voted against HB 4 due to a number of concerns with the legislation — including the Family Engagement Plan provided in the bill, which requires school districts to work with agencies and organizations to engage families of children from birth to 5 years old to maintain «positive family attitudes toward education.

Tallahassee, FL The Florida Coalition of School Board Members is pleased to see initiatives from several of the bills we supported this session now added to HB 7029 passed through the Senate and House and signed into law by Governor Scott including:

Join us tonight and help spread the word: Special Ed Know Your Rights Training Tonight, March 7, 6 - 8 p.m. Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church 2976 S. Wabash Refreshments will be provided ERSB Witness Slips Needed Today Rep. Rob Martwick has reintroduced the elected school board bill, HB 1774, in the Illinois House and it will be up for a vote in committee tomorrow.

«I am deeply saddened by the Democratic - controlled Assembly's hasty move to keep HB 978, a bill that will now widen Maryland's achievement gap and severely dilute our ability give schools, teachers and families the insight into student performance they so deserve.

This morning, members of the House Education Committee heard public comments only for HB 944, Opportunity Scholarship Act, also known as the school voucher bill.

Legislators are currently considering four other CTU - supported bills that directly impact conditions in public schools: HB 5481, requiring school districts to report class size data to ISBE and sets targets for K - 12 class sizes beginning in 2020; HB5721, which mandates improved public input and transparency in CPS capital spending and provides supports for schools and students hit with school actions like closings and turnarounds; HB 3786, which requires fully empowered local school councils in publicly funded schools, including charters, that must vote by a super-majority to approve school closures and reorganizations; and HB 4800, which would move surplus TIF funds to public education needs.

The Texas Legislature passes House Bill (HB) 72 calling for major changes in Texas schools and a study of the dropout problem and costs.

In a 66 - 43 vote, the House passed the 198 - page bill (HB 7055), which has dozens of policy issues impacting the kindergarten - through - high - school system.

Jeff Bourne's bill, HB 1600, would reduce the maximum length of a long - term suspension from 364 calendar days to 45 school days.

The House Workforce Committee took testimony but no votes this week on a pair of education bills: SB 344 would create an optional state - recognized STEM diploma endorsement that school districts could give students at their discretion and HB 5907 would require districts to inform students about college - credit - by - testing options like AP, IB, and CLEP, which is not a new requirement, but would add some additional specificity to an existing state law.

As HB 1003 and SB 200, two bills aimed to curb consequences of this year's low ISTEP + scores for teachers and schools, Pence echoed the sentiment -LSB-...]

HB 21 is a comprehensive education bill providing for an additional $ 530 million in public school funding, charter school facility funding and an Education Savings Account program for children with special needs.

Which is why I am deeply troubled that the General Assembly of Maryland has introduced HB 978, the Protect Our Schools Act of 2017, which is a dishonest name for what the bill seeks to achieve.

Worth noting: Before the Senate Education Committee passed HB 97, they amended the bill to make it even more favorable to the charter industry by stripping out $ 27 million in savings that school districts would have received this year and next year as a result of changes in cyber charter school tuition payments.

HB 674 (Johnson / Garcia)-- TCTA was successful in persuading the bill's author to include the school campus behavior coordinator (in current law due to previous TCTA - initiated legislation), in a school district positive behavior program, and to make annual staff training on the program permissive rather than mandatory.

Charter School Accountability - HB 7103 - TAP Technical Assistance Paper on the bill that revises numerous provisions related to charter school governance and academic and financial accountabSchool Accountability - HB 7103 - TAP Technical Assistance Paper on the bill that revises numerous provisions related to charter school governance and academic and financial accountabschool governance and academic and financial accountability.

Ask them to become a co-sponsor of HB 740, a bill that would ensure a certified school librarian in every school.

They got a group of students and a few others together for the adventure, as well as HB Surf School owner Bill Sharp, a South African who served as a guide.