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 849
School vouchers; establish program to provide for students with special needs to attend school of choice.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE SPECIAL NEEDS VOUCHER PROGRAM, TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS USED IN THIS ACT; TO AUTHORIZE ANY PARENT OF AN ELIGIBLE STUDENT TO QUALIFY FOR A VOUCHER FROM THE STATE TO ENROLL THEIR CHILD IN A PARTICIPATING PRIVATE SCHOOL PROVIDED CERTAIN CONDITIONS ARE MET WITH REGARD TO THE CHILD'S INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATIONAL PLAN; TO REQUIRE THAT PARTICIPATING STUDENTS BE COUNTED IN THE ENROLLMENT OF HIS OR HER RESIDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO PROVIDE FOR THE DURATION AND AVAILABILITY OF THE SPECIAL NEEDS VOUCHER TO ELIGIBLE STUDENTS; TO REQUIRE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO INFORM PARENTS OF STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS OF THE SPECIAL NEEDS VOUCHER PROGRAM; TO PRESCRIBE THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE SPECIAL NEEDS VOUCHER PROGRAM; TO STIPULATE THE REQUIREMENTS TO BE ADHERED TO BY PRIVATE SCHOOLS; TO REQUIRE THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND EXPENDITURE REVIEW TO SUBMIT AN ANNUAL EVALUATION REPORT ON THE PROGRAM BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30 OF EACH YEAR; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT SHALL BE SEVERABLE; 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 20 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 20 to Mar 6 · stopped15 days
EducationFeb 20 to Mar 6 · stopped15 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.