Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.
2012 Regular Session
House Bill 213
Pre-kindergarten; require Department of Education to create the "ABC Program" to provide instruction via Internet.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO BE KNOWN AS "A BETTER CHANCE" OR THE "ABC PROGRAM" FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING PRE-KINDERGARTEN INSTRUCTION THROUGHOUT THE STATE VIA THE INTERNET; TO REQUIRE THE PROGRAM TO INCLUDE CERTAIN COMPONENTS, INCLUDING THE DAILY DELIVERY OF REAL-TIME INSTRUCTION BY A LICENSED PRE-KINDERGARTEN TEACHER; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS REGULARLY PARTICIPATING IN THE ABC PROGRAM AND TO REPORT TO THE HOUSE AND SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEES ON THE PROGRAM BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2014; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
February 10 to March 6, 2012, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 10 to Mar 6 · stopped25 days
EducationFeb 10 to Mar 6 · stopped25 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 10 – Mar 6
- Feb 10Referred to the House committees on Education and on Appropriations
- Mar 6Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 10Referred To Education;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
- Mar 6Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives