2006 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 59

CHAPTER NUMBER: 229 File Code: Primary and Secondary Education Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 71
Sponsored By:
Senators Britt, Jones, and McFadden
Entitled:
Public Schools - Graduation Rate Formula - Collecting, Maintaining, Analyzing, and Reporting

Synopsis:

Requiring county boards of education to collect, maintain, and analyze graduation rates by dividing the number of students who graduate on time by the number of students in a four-year cohort; requiring county boards to report these rates in the aggregate and disaggregated by specified subgroups; requiring county boards to report graduation rates to the public and to the State Department of Education; requiring the Department to compile graduation rates and calculate a graduation rate for the State; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
11/15
Pre-filed
1/11
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
1/4
Hearing 1/18 at 1:30 p.m.
1/6
Hearing cancelled
2/8
Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
3/14
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/15
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/17
Third Reading Passed (36-11)
4/4
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (38-9)
Passed Enrolled
House Action
3/17
First Reading Ways and Means
3/22
Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
4/4
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
3/31
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/1
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (128-9)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/2
Signed by the Governor Chapter 229

Sponsored by:

Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

EDUCATION, BOARDS OF
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION -see also- DRIVER ED; HIGHER ED; SPECIAL ED; etc
ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
PUBLIC INFORMATION
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
REPORTS
STUDENTS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Education
( 7-203.2 )

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: 584938/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 15, 2006   at: 11:53 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 005462/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 4, 2006   at: 12:11 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 17, 2006: Third Reading Passed (36-11)
April 4, 2006: Third Reading Passed (38-9)
House
April 1, 2006: Third Reading Passed (128-9)