Senate Bill 378: Early Education Bill

Author:
Senator Steven A. Horsford

Summary:
AN ACT relating to education; requiring the Department of Education to develop a plan for early childhood education; requiring the State Board of Education to establish requirements for certain prekindergarten programs; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Status:

3/23/2009		(Senate) ntroduced—read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Education
3/24/2009		(Senate) From printer. To Committee.
4/3/2009		(Senate) Hearing in Health and Education Committee, no action
4/6/2009		(Senate) Hearing in Health and Education Committee, no action
4/8/2009		(Senate) Hearing in Health and Education Committee, no action
4/10/2009		(Senate) Upon adjournment—amend and rerefer
4/20/2009		(Senate) Placed on second reading file;read second time; amended; notice of eligibility for exemption; rereferred to Committee on Finance; To printer
4/21/2009		(Senate) Engrossed; First reprint; To committee; Exemption effective;
4/27/2009		(Senate) Mentioned—not agendized
4/29/2009		(Senate) Without recommendation as amended (passed the Health and Finance Education Committee)
5/1/2009		(Senate) In Assembly. Read first time—referred to Committee on Education
5/6/2009		(House) Do pass
5/12/2009		(House) Read second time
5/13/2009		(House) Taken from general file. Placed on Chief Clerk’s desk.
5/18/2009		(House) Taken from Chief Clerk’s desk. Placed on general file. Read third time. Amended. To printer.
5/19/2009		(House) From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second print. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved as amended. Yeas: 27, Nays: 4, Excused: 1. To Senate.
5/28/2009		Vetoed by the Governor
5/31/2009		Veto sustained

HSLDA’s Position:
Oppose.

Action Requested:
None at this time.

Other Resources

E-lert—4/6/2009—Nevada: Calls Needed This Week to Stop Early Education Bill.

E-lert—April 7, 2009—Nevada: Calls Needed This Week to Stop Early Education Bill

E-lert—April 30, 2009—Nevada: Calls Needed This Week to Stop Early Education Bill

E-lert—May 5, 2009—Nevada: Calls Needed Now to Stop Early Education Bill

E-lert—May 7, 2009—Nevada: Calls Needed Now to Stop Early Education Bill

E-lert—May 29, 2009—Nevada: Calls Needed Now to Legislators to Support Governor’s Veto of SB 378

E-lert—June 5, 2009—Nevada: Early Education Bill, S.B. 378, Defeated Your Calls Made the Difference!

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