LA HB708 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on June 18 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-06-18 - Effective date: 08/01/2024.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Removes requirements that charter schools meet a certain threshold with respect to the number of students with exceptionalities and economically disadvantaged students relative to its total student enrollment

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Title

Removes requirements that charter schools meet a certain threshold with respect to the number of students with exceptionalities and economically disadvantaged students relative to its total student enrollment

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-05-29 - House - House Vote on HB 708 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1582) (Y: 89 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2024-05-28 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 708 FINAL PASSAGE (#1251) (Y: 30 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-05-28 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 708 AMENDMENT # 4181 BY LAMBERT HB 708 BY FREIBERG (#1250) (Y: 22 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-03-27 - House - House Vote on HB 708 FINAL PASSAGE (#149) (Y: 66 N: 33 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2024-03-27 - House - House Vote on HB 708 SUSPEND THE RULES (#148) (Y: 39 N: 44 NV: 0 Abs: 22) [FAIL]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-06-18HouseEffective date: 08/01/2024.
2024-06-18HouseSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 659.
2024-06-03HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
2024-05-31SenateSigned by the President of the Senate.
2024-05-30HouseEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2024-05-29HouseRead by title, roll called, yeas 89, nays 6, Senate amendments concurred in.
2024-05-28HouseScheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2024.
2024-05-28HouseReceived from the Senate with amendments.
2024-05-28SenateSenate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 30 yeas and 7 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2024-05-28SenateRules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
2024-05-16SenateRead by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
2024-05-16SenateRules suspended.
2024-05-07SenateReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2024-05-06SenateCommittee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2024-05-01SenateRules suspended. Reported with amendments.
2024-04-03SenateRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
2024-04-02SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2024-03-27HouseRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 66, nays 33. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2024-03-25HouseScheduled for floor debate on 03/27/2024.
2024-03-25HouseRead by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2024-03-21HouseReported with amendments (13-0).
2024-03-11HouseRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
2024-03-01HouseUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
2024-03-01HousePrefiled.

Subjects


Louisiana State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=24rs&b=HB708&sbi=y
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1352627
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1356769
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1380167
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1382684
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1354933
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1356757
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1370453
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1371181
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1378984
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1378179
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1375212
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1352636
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1356941
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1371220
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1372630
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1379471
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1385880
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1359370
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1359372
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1379093
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1379094
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1379786

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