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November 26, 2008
Senate Bill 2766: A Commission to Study and Improve Dropout Rates
Sponsor:
Senator Steven C. Panagiotkos for the Senate Ways and Means Committee
Summary:
Establishes a commission to among other things, examine increasing the age of compulsory school attendance. The bill also provides public school districts with a standard format for accurate reports of high school dropout and graduation rates.
Status:
| 1/16/2008 |  | (Senate) Referred to Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| 1/16/2008 | | (Senate) Reported favorably by Joint Education Committee |
| 6/23/2008 | | (Senate) New draft of bill, see S.B. 2462, |
| 6/23/2008 | | (Senate) Ordered to a Third Reading |
| 6/24/2008 | | (Senate) Passed to be engrossed |
| 6/25/2008 | | (House) Received in the House |
| 6/25/2008 | | (House) Referred to Joint Committee on Rules |
| 7/21/2008 | | (House) Reported favorably by Joint Committee on Rules |
| 7/21/2008 | | (House) Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means |
| 7/29/2008 | | (House) Ordered to a Third Hearing |
| 7/29/2008 | | (House) Reported Favorably as Amended by House Committee on Ways and Means |
| 7/30/2008 | | (House) Passed to be engrossed |
| 7/31/2008 | | (Senate) Senate concurred with House amendments |
| 8/7/2008 | | (House) Enacted by the House |
| 8/7/2008 | | (Senate) Enacted by the Senate |
| 8/7/2008 | | Laid before the Governor |
| 8/14/2008 | | Signed by the Governor |
HSLDA's Position:
Neutral.
Action Requested:
None.
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