2006 House Bill 6371

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Introduced in the House

Aug. 30, 2006

Introduced by Rep. Judy Emmons (R-70)

To transfer from the state Board of Education to the state Superintendant of Public Instruction and the Department of Education authority over the state schools for the blind and deaf, which previously had been transferred to the Department of Career Development.

Referred to the Committee on Higher Education

Sept. 6, 2006

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

Amendment offered by Rep. Judy Emmons (R-70)

To transfer the final authority on appeals of school district boundary decisions from the state Board of Education to the state Superintendent of Public Instruction.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Sept. 7, 2006

Passed in the House 54 to 44 (details)

To transfer from the state Board of Education to the state Superintendant of Public Instruction and the Department of Education authority over the state schools for the blind and deaf, which previously had been transferred to the Department of Career Development. Also, to transfer the final authority on appeals of school district boundary decisions from the state Board of Education to the state Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Received in the Senate

Sept. 12, 2006

Referred to the Committee on Education