H.B. No. 0031

Charter school amendments.

 

Sponsored By:        Joint Education Interim Committee

 

AN ACT relating to charter schools; restricting the frequency of charter applications; allowing successive renewal periods; modifying and clarifying the denial and appeal process; and providing for an effective date.

 

12/15/2006  Bill Number Assigned

1/9/2007    H Received for Introduction

1/9/2007    H Introduced and Referred to H04

1/11/2007   H04 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Craft, Davison, Diercks, Goggles, Jaggi, McOmie, Teeters, Wallis and White

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/11/2007   H Placed on General File

 

HB0031HS001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 1           After ";" delete balance of line.

Page 1-line 2           Delete line through ";".

Page 1-line 8           After "W.S." delete balance of line.

Page 1-line 9           Delete "(e),".

Page 1-lines 12 through 16    Delete.

Page 2-lines 1 and 2    Delete.  MCOMIE, CHAIRMAN

 

1/11/2007   H Passed CoW

1/12/2007   H Passed 2nd Reading

1/15/2007   H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Diercks, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gentile, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Walsh, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused:  Representative(s) Davison

Ayes 59    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/19/2007   S Received for Introduction

1/24/2007   S Introduced and Referred to S04

1/29/2007   S04 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Coe, Jennings, Massie and Von Flatern

Excused:  Senator(s) Peck

Ayes 4    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/29/2007   S Placed on General File

 

HB0031SS001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-line 1           After ";" insert "restricting the frequency of charter applications;".

Page 1-line 7           After "W.S." insert "21‑3‑303 by creating a new subsection (e),".

Page 1-After line 8 insert:

"21‑3‑303.  Charter school prohibitions.

(e)  No charter application shall be considered from any person, group or organization that has previously filed a charter application which has been denied during the preceding twelve (12) month period.  This subsection shall apply only to applications filed on and after July 1, 2007.".  COE, CHAIRMAN

 

2/6/2007    S Passed CoW

2/7/2007    S Passed 2nd Reading

2/8/2007    S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Barrasso, Burns, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Fecht, Geis, Hastert, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Case

Excused:  Senator(s) Peck

Ayes 28    Nays 1    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/8/2007    H Received for Concurrence

2/9/2007    H Did Not Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Bagby, Blake, Brown, Diercks, Dockstader, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gentile, Gilmore, Goggles, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Jaggi, Jorgensen, Landon, Martin, McOmie, Meyer, Millin, Slater, Thompson, Throne, Warren and White

Nays:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Berger, Brechtel, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Edmonds, Edwards, Gingery, Hallinan, Iekel, Illoway, Jones, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Mercer, Miller, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Steward, Teeters, Wallis, Walsh, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Ayes 26    Nays 34    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/9/2007    H Appointed JCC01 Members

            Representative(s)  McOmie, Edmonds and Millin

2/9/2007    S Appointed  JCC01 Members

            Senator(s)  Coe, Jennings and Massie

 

2/14/2007   H Adopted HB0031JC01

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Walsh, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Gentile and Teeters

Ayes 58    Nays 2    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/14/2007   S Adopted HB0031JC01

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Barrasso, Burns, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Fecht, Geis, Hastert, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Case

Excused:  Senator(s) Peck

Ayes 28    Nays 1    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

HB0031JC01/AA     ADOPTED

Delete the following Senate amendments:

HB0031SS001/AE

Further amend the ENGROSSED COPY as follows:

Page 1-line 1           After ";" insert "restricting the frequency of charter applications;".

Page 1-line 7           After "W.S." insert "21‑3‑303 by creating a new subsection (e),".

Page 1-After line 8 insert:

"21‑3‑303.  Charter school prohibitions.

(e)  For applications filed on and after July 1, 2007, a charter application shall not be considered from any person, group or organization that has previously filed a charter application within a twelve (12) month period and the application was subsequently denied.  Computation of the twelve (12) month period under this subsection shall begin on the date the denied application was filed with the district board.".  MCOMIE, EDMONDS, MILLIN, COE, JENNINGS, MASSIE


 

2/14/2007   Assigned Number HEA No. 0048

2/20/2007   H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0048

2/20/2007   S President Signed HEA No. 0048

2/21/2007   Governor Signed HEA No. 0048

2/21/2007   Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0084  Session Laws of Wyoming 2007.