Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on March 3, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.
2015 Regular Session
House Bill 947
Vocational education; provide additional funding to school districts demonstrating needed enhancements for.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO MAKE FUNDING AVAILABLE TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENHANCING VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM; TO SPECIFY CERTAIN INFORMATION THAT MUST BE INCLUDED IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT'S APPLICATION FOR AN ALLOCATION OF FUNDS UNDER THE PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE APPLICATION PROCESS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SUCH PROGRAM SHALL BE SUBJECT TO LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION; 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
4 co-sponsors
John W. Hines, Sr., Jerry R. Turner, William Tracy Arnold, Dennis DeBar, Jr.
Its course
January 19 to March 3, 2015, 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 action10 actions on 8 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 1224 days
EducationJan 19 to Jan 289 days
AppropriationsJan 28 to Feb 36 days
EducationFeb 3 to Feb 30 days
In the SenateFeb 12 to Mar 3 · stopped19 days
EducationFeb 17 to Mar 3 · stopped14 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 Jan 19 – Feb 12
- Jan 19Referred to the House committees on Education and on Appropriations
- Jan 28Reported as a committee substitute from ED to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 3Reported as a committee substitute from AP to ED in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
- Feb 11Read the third time in the House
- Feb 12Committee substitute adopted in the House
- Passed the House
In the Senate Feb 13 – Mar 3
- Feb 13Sent to the Senate
- Feb 17Referred to the Senate committees on Education and on Appropriations
- Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 10 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To Education;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
- Jan 28DR - TSDPCS: ED To APHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3DR - TSDPCS: AP To EDHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
- Feb 11Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
- Feb 12Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 12PassedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 13Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
- Feb 17Referred To Education;AppropriationsSenate
- Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate