Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 5, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
House Bill 140
School district efficiency; conduct feasibility study on the administration of.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY STUDY OF SCHOOL DISTRICT SPENDING AND FINANCIAL EFFICIENCY, THROUGH WHICH IT SHALL IDENTIFY SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS THAT USE RESOURCE ALLOCATION PRACTICES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO HIGH ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND COST-EFFECTIVE OPERATIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE STUDY FOCUS ON METHODS TO ASSIST SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND SCHOOLS IN ELIMINATING TOP-END COSTS TO OPTIMIZE EFFICIENCY IN ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONAL FUNCTIONS OF DISTRICT AND SCHOOL THEREIN, AND IMPLEMENTING NEW STANDARDS TO BE ADHERED TO BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO PROMOTE GRADE LEVEL PROFICIENCY; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO DEVELOP A REVIEW PROCESS TO ANTICIPATE THE FUTURE FINANCIAL SOLVENCY OF EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO DEVELOP AN ELECTRONIC-BASED PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO USE IN SUBMITTING INFORMATION TO THE DEPARTMENT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL ADOPT RULES UNDER THIS SUBSECTION TO ALLOW A DISTRICT TO ENTER ESTIMATES OF CRITICAL DATA INTO THE PROGRAM BEFORE THE DISTRICT ADOPTS ITS BUDGET; TO REQUIRE DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE INTERIM FINANCIAL REPORTS TO THE DEPARTMENT IF THE REVIEW PROCESS INDICATES A PROJECTED DEFICIT FOR A SCHOOL DISTRICT GENERAL FUND WITHIN THE FOLLOWING THREE SCHOOL YEARS; 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
January 11 to February 5, 2019, 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 RepresentativesJan 11 to Feb 5 · stopped25 days
EducationJan 11 to Feb 5 · stopped25 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
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What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.