2006 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 4

File Code: Primary and Secondary Education
Sponsored By:
Senators Currie, Ruben, Hogan, DeGrange, Jones, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Frosh, Middleton, Forehand, Astle, Britt, Conway, Della, Dyson, Exum, Garagiola, Giannetti, Green, Grosfeld, Hughes, Jimeno, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum
Entitled:
Education - Geographic Cost of Education Index - Funding

Synopsis:

Requiring the State to provide grants to specified county boards of education to reflect regional differences in the cost of education that are due to factors outside the control of local jurisdictions; providing for the manner of calculation and distribution of the grants beginning in fiscal year 2008; requiring the State Department of Education to update the geographic cost of education index at specified times; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
10/24
Pre-filed
1/11
First Reading Budget and Taxation
1/25
Hearing 2/1 at 2:00 p.m.
3/22
Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
Favorable with Amendments
Committee Amendment Adopted
Special Order 3/23 (Senator Greenip) Adopted
3/23
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/24
Third Reading Passed (34-13)
House Action
3/21
First Reading Ways and Means
3/29
Hearing 4/4 at 1:00 p.m.

Sponsored by:

Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 21
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Senator Patrick J. Hogan, District 39
Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
Senator Rona E. Kramer, District 14
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
EDUCATION, BOARDS OF
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION -see also- DRIVER ED; HIGHER ED; SPECIAL ED; etc
GRANTS
LEGISLATION - see also- CORRECTIVE LEGISLATION; CURATIV LEG.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
REPORTS
STATE AID

Bill affects the following Statute:

Education
( 5-202 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
Senate
Number: 539235/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 22, 2006   at: 11:09 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
Senate
March 24, 2006: Third Reading Passed (34-13)