Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on March 5, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.
2024 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2666
Save Our Underfunded Local Schools (SOULS) Act; enact.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO ENACT THE SAVE OUR UNDERFUNDED LOCAL SCHOOLS ACT OR SOULS ACT; TO DEFINE TERMS; TO CREATE THE SAVE OUR UNDERFUNDED LOCAL SCHOOLS GRANT PROGRAM TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENSURING SCHOOL AND SCHOOL DISTRICT BUILDINGS ARE EQUIPPED WITH SAFETY AND SECURITY UPGRADES, INCLUDING THE STARTUP COSTS NECESSARY FOR EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT TO HAVE A PUBLIC SAFETY OR SECURITY DEPARTMENT; TO PROVIDE THAT EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL RECEIVE A MINIMUM AMOUNT UNDER THE GRANT PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE THAT THE REMAINING FUNDS IN THE GRANT PROGRAM SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED UPON APPLICATION; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO ADMINISTER THE GRANT PROGRAM; TO CREATE THE SOULS ACT FUND AS A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY; TO PROVIDE THAT MONIES APPROPRIATED OUT OF THE FUND MAY BE USED TO REIMBURSE ACTUAL OVERSIGHT COSTS UP TO A CERTAIN AMOUNT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
February 19 to March 5, 2024, 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 SenateFeb 19 to Mar 5 · stopped15 days
EducationFeb 19 to Mar 5 · 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.