Legislation

Prohibiting a public school employer from taking or refusing to take specified personnel actions as a reprisal against public school employees who disclose specified behavior; providing that specified protections under the Act apply only if specified employees have a good faith belief that the employer is engaged or has engaged in unlawful activity which poses a danger to public health or safety; requiring a public school employee to exhaust all administrative remedies before instituting a specified civil action; etc.

Committees

Original:: Ways and Means Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Finance Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2017

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/09/2017 Legislative Date 2/09/2017 Action First Reading Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Public School Employee Whistleblower Protection Act Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/14/2017 Legislative Date 2/14/2017 Action Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2017 Legislative Date 3/16/2017 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2017 Legislative Date 3/13/2017 Action Favorable with Amendments {145266/1 Adopted Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2017 Legislative Date 3/13/2017 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Public School Employee Whistleblower Protection Act Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2017 Legislative Date 3/14/2017 Action Third Reading Passed (139-0) Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/20/2017 Legislative Date 3/17/2017 Action Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings 46AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/22/2017 Legislative Date 3/20/2017 Action Reassigned to Finance Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/22/2017 Legislative Date 3/22/2017 Action Hearing 4/05 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2017 Legislative Date 4/07/2017 Action Favorable Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/10/2017 Legislative Date 4/02/2017 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 62 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/10/2017 Legislative Date 4/02/2017 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 62 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/10/2017 Legislative Date 4/03/2017 Action Motion Special Order until 10:00 PM (Senator Ready) Adopted Proceedings 63AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/10/2017 Legislative Date 4/03/2017 Action Third Reading Passed (36-0) Proceedings 63AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/10/2017 Legislative Date 4/05/2017 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 70 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/25/2017 Legislative Date 5/25/2017 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 730 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Public School Employee Whistleblower Protection Act Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/09/2017	2/09/2017	First Reading Ways and Means
			Text - First - Public School Employee Whistleblower Protection Act
House	2/14/2017	2/14/2017	Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/16/2017	3/16/2017	Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House	3/16/2017	3/13/2017	Favorable with Amendments {145266/1 Adopted	47 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/16/2017	3/13/2017	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	47 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Public School Employee Whistleblower Protection Act
House	3/17/2017	3/14/2017	Third Reading Passed (139-0)	48 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/20/2017	3/17/2017	Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	46AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/22/2017	3/20/2017	Reassigned to Finance	49 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/22/2017	3/22/2017	Hearing 4/05 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/07/2017	4/07/2017	Favorable Report by Finance
Senate	4/10/2017	4/02/2017	Favorable Adopted	62 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/10/2017	4/02/2017	Second Reading Passed	62 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/10/2017	4/03/2017	Motion Special Order until 10:00 PM (Senator Ready) Adopted	63AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/10/2017	4/03/2017	Third Reading Passed (36-0)	63AClick to view Recorded Media
House	4/10/2017	4/05/2017	Returned Passed	70 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/25/2017	5/25/2017	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 730
			Text - Chapter - Public School Employee Whistleblower Protection Act

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