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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
March 27, 2006 ME LD 1640 Charter School Pilot Program "Ought Not to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (18 - 16)
March 24, 2006 CO HB 1056 Vending Machines Requirements for Schools Bill Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16)
March 24, 2006 MD SB 293 Public Charter School Program Reform Bill Bill Failed - Senate (23 - 24)
March 23, 2006 MI HB 5606 New Graduation Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 1)
March 23, 2006 ID H 743 School Facilities Improvement Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12)
March 22, 2006 MS SB 2310 Food and Tobacco Taxes Veto Override Failed - Senate (28 - 22)
March 22, 2006 NH SB 268 High School Dropout Age Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 7)
March 16, 2006 National S Con Res 83 2007 Budget Resolution Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (51 - 49)
March 16, 2006 KS SB 587 Gambling Expansion Bill Failed - Senate (16 - 20)
March 15, 2006 OK SB 1372 Issuing Temporary Teacher Licenses Bill Failed - Senate (22 - 23)
March 13, 2006 OK SB 1387 Physical Education Instruction Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 9)
March 10, 2006 CO Amendment L.004 Balanced Teaching Amendment Amendment Rejected - Senate (14 - 20)
March 7, 2006 HI SB 3102 Student to Teacher Ratio Reduction Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 2)
March 7, 2006 HI SB 3195 Education Appropriation Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 3)
March 7, 2006 OK SB 1387 Physical Education Instruction Requirements Bill Failed - Senate (23 - 24)
March 6, 2006 OK SB 1792 Achieving Classroom Excellence Steering Committee Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 15)
March 3, 2006 WI SB 618 School Voucher Program Expansion Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 13)
March 3, 2006 ID S 1382 Idaho Mathematics, Science and Engineering Scholarship Act Bill Failed - Senate (17 - 18)
March 3, 2006 AK CSSB 112 Rural Education Tax Bill Passed - Senate (11 - 8)
March 2, 2006 AZ HB 2064 English Language Learners Conference Report Adopted - Senate (16 - 13)
Feb. 28, 2006 OK SCS SB 1993 Financial Aid Eligibility Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 10)
Feb. 24, 2006 WY SF 87 Board of Education Membership Expansion Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 12)
Feb. 23, 2006 UT 1SSB 97 Student Organizations Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 11)
Feb. 21, 2006 SD HB 1235 Compulsory High School Education Age to 18 Bill Failed - Senate (11 - 23)
Feb. 21, 2006 IN HB 1006 Allocation of School Resources for Homeless Students Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 15)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/27 LD 1640 Charter School Pilot Program "Ought Not to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (18 - 16)
3/24 HB 1056 Vending Machines Requirements for Schools Bill Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16)
3/24 SB 293 Public Charter School Program Reform Bill Bill Failed - Senate (23 - 24)
3/23 HB 5606 New Graduation Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 1)
3/23 H 743 School Facilities Improvement Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12)
3/22 SB 2310 Food and Tobacco Taxes Veto Override Failed - Senate (28 - 22)
3/22 SB 268 High School Dropout Age Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 7)
3/16 S Con Res 83 2007 Budget Resolution Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (51 - 49)
3/16 SB 587 Gambling Expansion Bill Failed - Senate (16 - 20)
3/15 SB 1372 Issuing Temporary Teacher Licenses Bill Failed - Senate (22 - 23)
3/13 SB 1387 Physical Education Instruction Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 9)
3/10 Amendment L.004 Balanced Teaching Amendment Amendment Rejected - Senate (14 - 20)
3/07 SB 3102 Student to Teacher Ratio Reduction Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 2)
3/07 SB 3195 Education Appropriation Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 3)
3/07 SB 1387 Physical Education Instruction Requirements Bill Failed - Senate (23 - 24)
3/06 SB 1792 Achieving Classroom Excellence Steering Committee Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 15)
3/03 SB 618 School Voucher Program Expansion Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 13)
3/03 S 1382 Idaho Mathematics, Science and Engineering Scholarship Act Bill Failed - Senate (17 - 18)
3/03 CSSB 112 Rural Education Tax Bill Passed - Senate (11 - 8)
3/02 HB 2064 English Language Learners Conference Report Adopted - Senate (16 - 13)
2/28 SCS SB 1993 Financial Aid Eligibility Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 10)
2/24 SF 87 Board of Education Membership Expansion Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 12)
2/23 1SSB 97 Student Organizations Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 11)
2/21 HB 1235 Compulsory High School Education Age to 18 Bill Failed - Senate (11 - 23)
2/21 HB 1006 Allocation of School Resources for Homeless Students Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 15)
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