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Companion Bill SB2008. Education - Requires the state board of education to develop policies for operation of virtual education programs; authorizes LEAs to use BEP funds to implement and operate virtual education programs. - Amends TCA Title 49. Fiscal Summary for *HB1872 / SB2008 Increase State Expenditures - $17,400,000 Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - $17,400,000/Permissive Bill Summary for *HB1872 / SB2008 This bill authorizes the department of education to establish and an LEA or charter school governing body to sponsor a virtual school. "Virtual school" is defined as an independent public school in which the school uses technology in order to deliver a significant portion of instruction to its students via the Internet in a virtual or remote setting. The department of education could also establish a virtual school. A virtual school [...] show full description
Latest Actions
- 06/20/2008 - Companion became Public Chapter 1096
- 05/15/2008 - Companion Senate Bill Substituted
- 05/15/2008 - H. Placed on Regular Calendar 2 for 5/15/08
- 05/14/2008 - Placed on Calendar Calendar & Rules Committee for 05/14/2008
- 05/14/2008 - Recommended For Passage Referred to: Calendar & Rules Committee
show all actions- 06/20/2008 - Companion became Public Chapter 1096
- 05/15/2008 - Companion Senate Bill Substituted
- 05/15/2008 - H. Placed on Regular Calendar 2 for 5/15/08
- 05/14/2008 - Placed on Calendar Calendar & Rules Committee for 05/14/2008
- 05/14/2008 - Recommended For Passage Referred to: Calendar & Rules Committee
- 05/14/2008 - Placed on Calendar Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 05/14/2008
- 05/14/2008 - Recommended for Passage if am. by Subcommittee Referred to Finance, Ways & Means Committee
- 05/07/2008 - Placed on Subcommittee Calendar Budget of Finance, Ways and Means for 05/14/2008
- 05/06/2008 - Assigned to Subcommittee Budget of FW&M
- 05/05/2008 - Recommended For Passage if Am, Referred to: Finance, Ways & Means Committee
- 04/30/2008 - Placed on Calendar Education Committee for 05/05/2008
- 04/30/2008 - Action Deferred in Education Committee to 5/5/2008
- 04/30/2008 - Placed on Calendar Education Committee for 04/30/2008
- 04/29/2008 - Recommended for Passage if am. by Subcommittee Referred to Education Committee
- 04/23/2008 - Placed on Subcommittee Calendar K-12 of Education for 04/29/2008
- 04/22/2008 - Action Deferred in Subcommittee K-12 of Education to 4/29/2008
- 04/16/2008 - Placed on Subcommittee Calendar K-12 of Education for 04/22/2008
- 04/15/2008 - Action Deferred in Subcommittee K-12 of Education to 4/22/2008
- 04/09/2008 - Placed on Subcommittee Calendar K-12 of Education for 04/15/2008
- 04/08/2008 - Action Deferred in Subcommittee K-12 of Education to 4/15/2008
- 04/02/2008 - Placed on Subcommittee Calendar K-12 of Education for 04/08/2008
- 04/01/2008 - Action Deferred in Subcommittee K-12 of Education to 4/8/2008
- 03/27/2008 - Placed on Subcommittee Calendar K-12 of Education for 04/01/2008
- 03/26/2008 - Re-referred To: K-12 of ED
- 03/19/2008 - Placed on Calendar Education Committee for 03/26/2008
- 05/09/2007 - Action Deferred in Education Committee to Summer Study
- 05/02/2007 - Placed on Calendar Education Committee for 05/09/2007
- 04/25/2007 - Action Deferred in Education Committee to last calendar
- 04/18/2007 - Placed on Calendar Education Committee for 04/25/2007
- 04/17/2007 - Recommended For Passage by Subcommittee Referred to Education Committee
- 04/11/2007 - Placed on Subcommittee Calendar K-12 of Education for 04/17/2007
- 04/11/2007 - Assigned to Subcommittee K-12 of ED
- 02/22/2007 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Education
- 02/21/2007 - Passed first consideration
- 02/15/2007 - Introduced
- 02/15/2007 - Filed for Introduction
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