Legislation

Title: Virtual Schools – Statewide Education Platform – Procurement and Establishment
Sponsored by: Senator Hester
Status: In the Senate - Hearing canceled
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Authorizing the State Department of Education to make a procurement on an expedited basis with the approval of the State Board of Education; authorizing virtual schools to operate on a year-round basis; requiring the Department, in accordance with the expedited procurement process, to issue a request for proposals for a statewide platform to provide virtual education on or before May 1, 2021; requiring the Department to award a contract for the virtual education platform on or before June 1, 2021; etc.

Committees

Original:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

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Emergency Bill

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): Upon Enactment

Bill imposes a local government mandate which is a directive in a bill requiring a local government unit to perform a task or assume a responsibility that has a discernible fiscal impact on the local government unit

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/21/2021 Legislative Date 2/21/2021 Action First Reading Senate Rules Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Virtual Schools – Statewide Education Platform – Procurement and Establishment Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/09/2021 Legislative Date 3/10/2021 Action Rereferred to Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/24/2021 Legislative Date 3/24/2021 Action Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/30/2021 Legislative Date 3/30/2021 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
Senate	2/21/2021	2/21/2021	First Reading Senate Rules
			Text - First - Virtual Schools – Statewide Education Platform – Procurement and Establishment
Senate	3/09/2021	3/10/2021	Rereferred to Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate	3/24/2021	3/24/2021	Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate	3/30/2021	3/30/2021	Hearing canceled

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