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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2007 | SC | H 3124 | Open Enrollment and Optional Programs | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 10) |
| May 31, 2007 | NE | LB 653 | Standard Academic Testing | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 13) |
| May 30, 2007 | SC | Amendment No. P-2B | State Scholarships for Private Schools | Amendment Tabled - Senate (29 - 15) |
| May 25, 2007 | OR | HB 2650 | School Food Nutritional Standards | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 5) |
| May 24, 2007 | NE | LB 641 | School Property Tax and Learning Communities Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 14) |
| May 23, 2007 | TX | CSHB 3678 | Religious Expression at Schools | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 3) |
| May 19, 2007 | MN | HF 464 | School District Health Insurance Pool | Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 16) |
| May 16, 2007 | MN | SF 653 | Resident Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants | Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 20) |
| May 9, 2007 | CT | Sub HB 7350 | In-School Suspensions | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 11) |
| May 8, 2007 | MN | SF 1989 | 2008-2009 Higher Education Budget | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (44 - 21) |
| May 1, 2007 | CO | SB 199 | Education Funding and Property Tax Freeze | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (19 - 15) |
| May 1, 2007 | CO | HB 1301 | Cervical Cancer Immunization Act | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9) |
| April 30, 2007 | KS | Sub HB 2237 | Maintenance for State Colleges and Universities | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (30 - 8) |
| April 27, 2007 | IA | HF 920 | Univeristy Capital Improvement Bonds | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 10) |
| April 27, 2007 | FL | CS SB 1710 | State University Tuition Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 10) |
| April 24, 2007 | NV | SB 52 | Governor Guinn Millennium Teaching Scholarship Program | Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 7) |
| April 24, 2007 | NV | SB 415 | Undocumented Students and State Financial Aid Act | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 4) |
| April 19, 2007 | IA | SF 277 | Teacher Pay and Incentive Programs | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (35 - 14) |
| April 18, 2007 | IA | SF 588 | 2008-2009 Education Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 7) |
| April 18, 2007 | IA | HF 877 | Statewide Preschool Program | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 14) |
| April 16, 2007 | IA | SF 277 | Teacher Pay and Incentive Programs | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (43 - 7) |
| April 12, 2007 | NH | CACR 18 | Adequate Education Funding | Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 9) |
| April 10, 2007 | IA | HF 611 | Research-Based Sex Education | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19) |
| April 9, 2007 | ND | HB 1320 | Prekindergarten Aid | Bill Failed - Senate (23 - 22) |
| March 31, 2007 | MN | SF 1611 | Income Tax Increase and Education Appropriations | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 29) |
| Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5/31 | H 3124 | Open Enrollment and Optional Programs | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 10) |
| 5/31 | LB 653 | Standard Academic Testing | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 13) |
| 5/30 | Amendment No. P-2B | State Scholarships for Private Schools | Amendment Tabled - Senate (29 - 15) |
| 5/25 | HB 2650 | School Food Nutritional Standards | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 5) |
| 5/24 | LB 641 | School Property Tax and Learning Communities Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 14) |
| 5/23 | CSHB 3678 | Religious Expression at Schools | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 3) |
| 5/19 | HF 464 | School District Health Insurance Pool | Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 16) |
| 5/16 | SF 653 | Resident Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants | Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 20) |
| 5/09 | Sub HB 7350 | In-School Suspensions | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 11) |
| 5/08 | SF 1989 | 2008-2009 Higher Education Budget | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (44 - 21) |
| 5/01 | SB 199 | Education Funding and Property Tax Freeze | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (19 - 15) |
| 5/01 | HB 1301 | Cervical Cancer Immunization Act | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9) |
| 4/30 | Sub HB 2237 | Maintenance for State Colleges and Universities | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (30 - 8) |
| 4/27 | HF 920 | Univeristy Capital Improvement Bonds | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 10) |
| 4/27 | CS SB 1710 | State University Tuition Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 10) |
| 4/24 | SB 52 | Governor Guinn Millennium Teaching Scholarship Program | Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 7) |
| 4/24 | SB 415 | Undocumented Students and State Financial Aid Act | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 4) |
| 4/19 | SF 277 | Teacher Pay and Incentive Programs | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (35 - 14) |
| 4/18 | SF 588 | 2008-2009 Education Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 7) |
| 4/18 | HF 877 | Statewide Preschool Program | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 14) |
| 4/16 | SF 277 | Teacher Pay and Incentive Programs | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (43 - 7) |
| 4/12 | CACR 18 | Adequate Education Funding | Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 9) |
| 4/10 | HF 611 | Research-Based Sex Education | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19) |
| 4/09 | HB 1320 | Prekindergarten Aid | Bill Failed - Senate (23 - 22) |
| 3/31 | SF 1611 | Income Tax Increase and Education Appropriations | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 29) |