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HB 1010 |
Sample | Provides an exemption of patronage dividends, capital credits, customer deposits, and payment checks held by agricultural, electric, or rural telecommunications cooperative associations from provisions of the unclaimed property act. |
| Remarks: | The projected revenue loss from this bill is uncertain due to unanswered questions about the type of cooperatives exempted. |
| Bill History: |
01-18-07 H House amendment 1 adopted 03-30-07 H Meeting set for 9:00 a.m. - Room 149 H-Insurance and Commerce 05-01-07 H Died in committee H-Insurance and Commerce |
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HB 1011 |
Pyle | Requires the addresses of school district employees be deleted from district contracts that are published on the Department of Education's website under provisions of ACA 6-11-129(a). |
| Remarks: | AEA Supports! |
| Bill History: |
02-05-07 S Passed (Vote: Y: 34/N: 0) 02-06-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 02-06-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 54) |
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HB 1016 |
Medley | Increases from $300 to $350 the property tax relief credit for homesteads for assessment year 2008 and provides for a cost-of-living adjustment to the credit amount in subsequent years. |
| Remarks: | Fiscal Impact Statement shows $27.7M Increased Property Tax Credit reimbursed to counties from Property Tax Relief Fund. |
| Bill History: |
01-29-07 H House amendment 1 adopted 03-06-07 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 151 H-Revenue and Taxation 05-01-07 H Died in committee H-Revenue and Taxation |
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HB 1017 |
Medley | Increases from $2500 to $3200 the exemption from sales tax for used motor vehicles effective Jan. 1, 2008 and provides for a cost-of-living adjustment to the exemption in subsequent years. |
| Remarks: | AEA opposes unless replacement revenue is provided - Fiscal Impact Statement shows general revenue loss of $1,663,818. The revenue loss is not included in the governor's balanced budget. |
| Bill History: |
01-08-07 H Introduced and referred to H-Revenue and Taxation 03-06-07 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 151 H-Revenue and Taxation 05-01-07 H Died in committee H-Revenue and Taxation |
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HB 1020 |
Adcock | Increases the sales and use tax exemption for the sale of a used motor vehicle from $2,500 to $5,000. |
| Remarks: | AEA opposes unless replacement revenue is provided - Fiscal Impact Statement shows a general revenue loss of $7,635,257. The revenue loss is not covered in Governor Beebe's balanced budget. |
| Bill History: |
01-25-07 H House amendment 1 adopted 03-13-07 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 151 H-Revenue and Taxation 05-01-07 H Died in committee H-Revenue and Taxation |
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HB 1021 |
Norton | Increases the homestead property tax exemption from $300 to $350, effective from assessment year 2008. |
| Remarks: | Fiscal Impact Statement shows $27.7M Increased Property Tax Credit reimbursed to counties from Property Tax Relief Fund. |
| Bill History: |
01-08-07 H Introduced and referred to H-Revenue and Taxation 03-06-07 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 151 H-Revenue and Taxation 05-01-07 H Died in committee H-Revenue and Taxation |
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HB 1029 |
Hall | Creates a yearly 72-hour tax exemption period for the purchase of clothing, computers, instructional materials, and other listed items. |
| Remarks: | AEA opposes unless replacement revenue is provided - Fiscal Impact Statement shows a general revenue loss of $3.5M in FY 2008 and $3.7M in FY 2009. The revenue loss from this bill is not included in Governor Beebe's balanced budget. |
| Bill History: |
03-29-07 H Placed on the House calendar 03-29-07 H Withdrawn from further consideration 05-01-07 H Referred to interim committee H-Revenue and Taxation |
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HB 1030 |
Sullivan | Increases from $300.00 to $350.00 the maximum property tax relief credit available to homestead property owners. |
| Remarks: | The revenue loss from this bill is included in Governor Beebe's balanced budget and does not impact general revenue. |
| Bill History: |
02-16-07 H Received from Senate as amended - Calendar 02-16-07 H House concurred in Senate amendment No. 1 02-21-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 142) |
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HB 1032 (Support) |
Walters | Requires persons serving as substitute teachers to be high school graduates or hold a graduate equivalent degree. |
| Remarks: | AEA Supports |
| Bill History: |
02-05-07 S Passed (Vote: Y: 34/N: 0) 02-06-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 02-06-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 57) |
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HB 1034 |
Walters | Exempts from state sales tax a car manufacturer's rebate to the dealer on the sale of a new motor vehicle. |
| Remarks: | AEA Opposes unless replacement revenue is provided - Fiscal Impact Statement shows a general revenue loss of $13,436,191. The revenue loss from this bill is not included in Governor Beebe's balanced budget. |
| Bill History: |
01-08-07 H Introduced and referred to H-Revenue and Taxation 03-06-07 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 151 H-Revenue and Taxation 05-01-07 H Died in committee H-Revenue and Taxation |
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HB 1036 (Support) |
Johnson, D. | Prohibits individuals and corporations that are not financial institutions from charging more than 17% interest on a consumer loan and establishes a $300 fine for each illegal transaction. |
| Remarks: | AEA Supports |
| Bill History: |
02-19-07 S Senate amendment 1 (Whitaker) adopted 03-29-07 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 171 S-Insurance and Commerce 05-01-07 S Died in committee S-Insurance and Commerce |
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HB 1039 (Oppose) |
Wells | Sets physical eduation and activity requirements as one hour per week of physical education instruction and 90 minutes of physical activity for grades K-6, one hour of physical education for grades 7-8, and one-half unit for 9-12. |
| Remarks: | AEA supports this bill as amended - AEA opposed bill in its original form. |
| Bill History: |
03-14-07 H House concurred in Senate amendment No. 1 03-15-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 03-19-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 317) |
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HB 1041 (Support) |
Walters | Requires courts to send to the juvenile's school counselor a copy of any court order restricting the juvenile's contact with another juvenile; requires the school to keep the information confidential. |
| Remarks: | AEA Supports! |
| Bill History: |
02-02-07 H House concurred in Senate amendment No. 1 02-02-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 02-02-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 49) |
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HB 1071 (Support) |
Walters | Makes technical changes to the law regarding substitute teacher degree requirements. |
| Remarks: | AEA Supports! |
| Bill History: |
01-30-07 S Passed (Vote: Y: 35/N: 0) 01-30-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 01-31-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 46) |
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HB 1072 |
Walters | Provides a definition of "bullying" and requires that definition be included in school district policies regarding bullying; requires the prohibition of electronic acts of bullying, regardless of whether the act originated away from school property. |
| Remarks: | AEA supports bill as amended! |
| Bill History: |
02-14-07 H House concurred in Senate amendments 02-14-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 02-15-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 115) |
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HB 1173 (Oppose) |
Anderson | Removes the requirement that school districts notify parents of students' body mass index percentile and of the possible health effects of body mass index and nutrition. |
| Remarks: | AEA supports this bill as amended - AEA opposed this bill in its original form. The bill has been amended to provide that BMI testing will continue every other year, rather than annually. |
| Bill History: |
03-02-07 H House concurred in Senate amendment No. 2 03-02-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 03-05-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 201) |
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HB 1174 (Oppose) |
Anderson | Removes the requirement that schools notify parents of students' body mass index percentile and authorizing schools to provide, at the request of a parent, information regarding possible health effects of body mass index and nutrition. |
| Remarks: | AEA Opposes! |
| Bill History: |
01-24-07 H House amendment 1 adopted 03-30-07 H Meeting set for 7:30 a.m. - Room 138 H-Education 05-01-07 H Died in committee H-Education |
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HB 1187 |
Edwards | Increases the period for which the earnings limitation waiver for Teacher Retirement System earnings may be renewed from three to six years. |
| Remarks: | This act cannot be implemented by ATRS because the system's unfunded liability is over thirty years. |
| Bill History: |
03-23-07 S Passed (Vote: Y: 35/N: 0) 03-26-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 03-28-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 612) |
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HB 1188 |
Harris | Reduces the lump-sum death benefit in the Teacher Retirement System and changes the service period on which it is calculated from credited service to actual service. |
| Remarks: | AEA Supports - this bill will help reduce retirement system costs without harming the core retirement benefit. |
| Bill History: |
03-13-07 S Emergency clause adopted (Vote: Y: 34/N: 0) 03-14-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 03-16-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 296) |
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HB 1189 |
Harris | Lowers the maximum amount of monthly stipend or additional benefit that may be awarded to retired members of the Teacher Retirement System. |
| Remarks: | AEA Supports - this bill will help reduce retirement system costs without harming the core retirement benefit. |
| Bill History: |
03-13-07 S Emergency clause adopted 03-14-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 03-16-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 297) |
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HB 1191 |
Harris | Revises provisions of the Teacher Retirement Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP) regarding start date of member's plan, employer contribution rate, distribution of death benefit; limits member's participation in DROP to ten years. |
| Remarks: | AEA Supports - this bill will help reduce retirement system costs without harming the core retirement benefit. |
| Bill History: |
03-13-07 S Placed on the Senate calendar 03-13-07 S Passed (Vote: Y: 34/N: 0) 03-16-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 298) |
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HB 1196 (Support) |
Prater | Extends authority for the Commission on Eye and Vision Care of School Age Children from 6/30/2007 to 6/30/2011; establishes a special revenue fund to be used by the Commission. |
| Remarks: | AEA Supports! |
| Bill History: |
02-16-07 H Placed on the House calendar 02-16-07 H House concurred in Senate amendment No. 1 02-21-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 138) |
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HB 1198 |
Cook | Exempts retirants of the Teacher Retirement System who are employed by a public employer that is a member of the System, other than the employer at the time of retirement, from earnings limitations. |
| Remarks: | AEA Opposes - this bill would increase retirement system costs and the unfunded liability of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System. |
| Bill History: |
01-19-07 H Introduced and referred to Joint Retirement 03-28-07 H Meeting set for 12:00 p.m. - Room 130 Joint Retirement 05-01-07 H Died in committee Joint Retirement |
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HB 1199 |
Cook | Allows law enforcement officers to arrest without warrant persons engaging in disorderly conduct on public school property. |
| Remarks: | AEA Opposes - In its present form, this bill is unconstitutional. In addition, the bill would put a school employee at risk of liability if his or her written statement led to a arrest that was later thrown out. |
| Bill History: |
02-09-07 H House amendment 2 (Cook) adopted 03-30-07 H Meeting set for 7:30 a.m. - Room 138 H-Education 05-01-07 H Died in committee H-Education |
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HB 1201 |
Harrelson | Provides for a state contribution on behalf of the Teacher Retirement System and the Public Employees Retirement System for retired teachers who elect to continue to participate in the group insurance program. |
| Remarks: | AEA supports the concept of this bill. However, no funding has been appropriated to cover this requirement. Without funding, the bill is nothing more than a statement of good intentions. AEA supports finding additional funding to reduce out-of-pocket increases and benefit reductions for school employee health insurance and additional funding to reduce out-of-pocket costs for retired school employee health insurance. |
| Bill History: |
03-28-07 H Meeting set for 12:00 p.m. - Room 130 Joint Retirement 04-02-07 H Withdrawn from further consideration 05-01-07 H Referred to interim committee Joint Retirement |
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HB 1202 |
Thyer | Exempts dyed distillate special fuel from sales and use tax; levying an excise tax of five cents per gallon on dyed distillate special fuel; excluding from the excise tax that portion of the fuel that is biodiesel. |
| Remarks: | The revenue loss from this bill is included in Governor Beebe's balanced budget. |
| Bill History: |
02-09-07 H House concurred in Senate amendments 02-09-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 02-12-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 87) |
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HB 1223 (Oppose) |
Anderson | Adopts section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code, as in effect January 1, 2007, for the purpose of expensing depreciable business assets for Arkansas income tax liability. |
| Bill History: |
03-26-07 S Passed (Vote: Y: 35/N: 0) 03-27-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 03-28-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 613) |
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HB 1295 |
Glidewell | Exempts cities and counties from sales and use tax on public safety radio communications equipment purchased. |
| Remarks: | Revenue loss is not covered in the governor's balanced budget. AEA opposes unless replacement revenue is provided. |
| Bill History: |
01-24-07 H Introduced and referred to H-Revenue and Taxation 02-20-07 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 151 H-Revenue and Taxation 05-01-07 H Died in committee H-Revenue and Taxation |
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HB 1296 (Oppose) |
Glidewell | Exempts cities and counties from sales and use tax on equipment purchased for participation in the Arkansas Wireless Information Network. |
| Remarks: | AEA opposes unless replacement revenue is provided - Fiscal Impact Statement shows $600,000 state sales tax loss, $200,000 local sales tax loss. The revenue loss from this bill is not covered in the governor's balanced budget. |
| Bill History: |
01-24-07 H Introduced and referred to H-Revenue and Taxation 02-20-07 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 151 H-Revenue and Taxation 05-01-07 H Died in committee H-Revenue and Taxation |
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HB 1312 |
Kidd | Increases the amount of money provided to the Employee Benefits Division of the Finance and Administration Department by the Education Department for employee health insurance from $61.00 to $81.00 per month per school employee. |
| Remarks: | AEA supports finding additional funding to reduce out-of-pocket increases and benefit reductions for school employee health insurance and additional funding to reduce out-of-pocket costs for retired school employee health insurance. |
| Bill History: |
01-25-07 H Filed 01-26-07 H Introduced and referred to Joint Budget 05-01-07 H Died in committee Joint Budget |
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HB 1336 |
Key | Increases the amount of retirement or disability income that is exempt from state income tax from $6,000 to $10,000; adds requirement for annual cost of living adjustment. |
| Remarks: | AEA Opposes - the revenue loss from this bill is not included in Governor Beebe's balanced budget. |
| Bill History: |
02-05-07 S Received in the Senate - Referred to S-Revenue and Taxation 03-28-07 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Old Supreme Co...S-Revenue and Taxation 05-01-07 S Died in committee S-Revenue and Taxation |
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HB 1337 |
Anderson | Provides an income tax credit for low-income taxpayers; specifies credit for six categories of family status and income level. |
| Remarks: | AEA Opposes - the revenue loss from this bill is not included in Governor Beebe's balanced budget. |
| Bill History: |
02-05-07 S Received in the Senate - Referred to S-Revenue and Taxation 03-28-07 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Old Supreme Co...S-Revenue and Taxation 05-01-07 S Died in committee S-Revenue and Taxation |
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HB 1346 |
Stewart | Lowers the minimum physical education training schools must provide in grades K-8 from one hour per week to 40 minutes per week. |
| Remarks: | AEA Opposes - AEA does not support reducing the required time for elementary physical education. |
| Bill History: |
03-30-07 S Placed on the Senate calendar 03-30-07 S Motion for immediate consideration failed 03-30-07 S Defeated (Vote: N: 11/Y: 12) |
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HB 1431 |
Blount | Creates a lifetime teaching license for license holders over 65 years of age, who would be exempt from annual professional development requirements if serving as a substitute teacher or tutor. |
| Remarks: | AEA Supports |
| Bill History: |
02-22-07 S Placed on the Senate calendar 02-22-07 S Passed (Vote: Y: 34/N: 0) 02-28-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 169) |
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HB 1441 |
Pickett | Amends provisions regulating the use of public school property and funds, specifying restrictions and adding acceptable expenditures of less than $100. |
| Remarks: | AEA Suppoorts! |
| Bill History: |
03-28-07 H Placed on the House calendar 03-28-07 H On floor for consideration 03-28-07 H Defeated (Vote: N: 63/Y: 26) |
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HB 1443 |
Anderson | Creates a low income tax credit of up to $130 for individuals, up to $416 for married couples, and up to $236 for head of household. Raises the minimum income for which taxes are paid from $7,700 to $10,200. Adjusts income levels annually. |
| Remarks: | Revenue loss from this bill is included in the governor's balanced budget. |
| Bill History: |
03-01-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 03-01-07 H House concurred in Senate amendments 03-05-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 195) |
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HB 1460 |
Pickett | Changes the definition of "athletic expenditures" for purposes of school reporting and requires the Division of Legislative Audit to review the athletic expenditure reports of each school district at least once each five years. |
| Remarks: | AEA Supports |
| Bill History: |
03-05-07 S Passed (Vote: Y: 25/N: 4) 03-06-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 03-09-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 255) |
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HB 1467 |
Pickett | Changes the date of annual school elections from the third Tuesday of September to the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November, the date of the general election. |
| Remarks: | AEA Opposes! |
| Bill History: |
02-13-07 H Introduced and referred to H-State Agencies 03-30-07 H Meeting set for 8:00 a.m. - Room 151 H-State Agencies 05-01-07 H Died in committee H-State Agencies |
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HB 1468 |
Pickett | Requires school districts pay substitute teachers the per day salary amount allocated by the General Assembly in foundation funding; requires the Department of Education to notify districts of the amount. |
| Remarks: | AEA Supports! |
| Bill History: |
02-13-07 H Introduced and referred to H-Education 03-30-07 H Meeting set for 7:30 a.m. - Room 138 H-Education 05-01-07 H Died in committee H-Education |
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HB 1469 |
Stewart | Repeals the waiver of commercial driver license fee for persons restricted to driving of school buses to conform to federal standards. |
| Bill History: |
03-06-07 S Passed (Vote: Y: 35/N: 0) 03-06-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 03-09-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 256) |
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HB 1477 |
Pickett | Requires the State Police Department establish rules and criteria for school fire inspections and establishes procedures for enforcing timely inspection reporting requirements, authorizing the quorum court to suspend fire department funding. |
| Remarks: | AEA Supports! |
| Bill History: |
03-22-07 S Passed (Vote: Y: 35/N: 0) 03-23-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 03-28-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 538) |
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HB 1479 |
Wagner | Requires school districts with classified personnel contracts calling for a higher employer contribution for health insurance than for certified employees, to freeze that rate until the contribution for certified personnel catches up. |
| Remarks: | AEA Supports! |
| Bill History: |
03-12-07 H House concurred in Senate amendment No. 1 03-12-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 03-16-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 306) |
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HB 1480 |
Lamoureux | Allows teachers assigned more than sixty minutes of noninstructional duties to accept the assignment in writing or rather than be automatically contracted in accordance with ACA 6-17-807(g). |
| Remarks: | AEA Opposes |
| Bill History: |
03-02-07 H On floor for consideration 03-02-07 H Motion for immediate consideration carried 03-02-07 H Defeated (Vote: N: 75/Y: 16) |
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HB 1481 |
Lamoureux | Establishes a foreign language teaching incentive of up to $500 for each foreign language course taught. |
| Remarks: | AEA Opposes! |
| Bill History: |
02-13-07 H Introduced and referred to H-Education 03-30-07 H Meeting set for 7:30 a.m. - Room 138 H-Education 05-01-07 H Died in committee H-Education |
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HB 1487 |
Blount | Adds a condition to the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship requiring recipients complete sixty hours of training in literacy and college readiness skills and serve as a literacy tutor for at least 20 hours each semester. |
| Remarks: | AEA Supports! |
| Bill History: |
03-15-07 S Passed (Vote: Y: 35/N: 0) 03-15-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 03-19-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 341) |
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HB 1495 |
Lamoureux | Creates the Science and Mathematics Teacher Recruitment and Retention Program, authorizing those teachers to receive a salary supplement up to $500 through the Department of Education, which may solicit donations and grants for the program. |
| Remarks: | AEA Opposes! |
| Bill History: |
02-14-07 H Introduced and referred to H-Education 03-30-07 H Meeting set for 7:30 a.m. - Room 138 H-Education 05-01-07 H Died in committee H-Education |
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HB 1504 |
Anderson | Makes various revisions to the Public Charter School Law. |
| Remarks: | AEA Opposes - The bill has been amended to keep the current cap on the total number of open-enrollment charter schools allowed and to allow Better Chance programs (early childhood programs for at-risk students) to have an equal chance with charters to use vacant public school facilities. An amendment to restore the congressional district caps was defeated in the Senate Education Committee. |
| Bill History: |
03-28-07 H House concurred in Senate amendment No. 1 03-28-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 03-30-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 736) |
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HB 1519 |
Pickett | Replaces school districts' $131 monthly health insurance contribution and the Education Department's $61 contribution with a state contribution of up to $192 per employee; raises school foundation funding to $5,555 in '07 and $5,625 in '08-'09. |
| Remarks: | AEA Supports! |
| Bill History: |
02-28-07 H House amendment 1 (Pickett) adopted 03-30-07 H Meeting set for 7:30 a.m. - Room 138 H-Education 05-01-07 H Died in committee H-Education |
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HB 1630 |
Adcock | Specifies that government entities use dispute resolution processes whenever possible to resolve disputes, cases, or controversies if the opposing party consent. |
| Remarks: | AEA Supports! |
| Bill History: |
04-02-07 S Passed (Vote: Y: 19/N: 7) 04-02-07 S Clincher adopted 04-05-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 1206) |
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HB 1632 |
Kenney | Sets the foundation funding and categorical funding for the public schools for school years 2007-08 and 2009-09. |
| Remarks: | AEA Supports - AEA supports this bill but believes that additional funding is needed for school employee health insurance. |
| Bill History: |
03-09-07 H House concurred in Senate amendment Nos. 1, 2, and 3 03-09-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 03-14-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 272) |
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HB 1633 |
Kenney | Provides for "Enhanced Educational Funding" of $51 per student for 2007-08 and $87 per student for 2008-09. |
| Remarks: | AEA Supports - AEA supports this bill but believes that additional funding must be provided for school employee health insurance. |
| Bill History: |
03-09-07 H House concurred in Senate amendments Nos. 1 and 2 03-09-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 03-14-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 273) |
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HB 1726 |
Kenney | Provides that school funding amounts that change based on a new number of national school lunch students shall be paid or reduced in three equal amounts over a three-year period. |
| Remarks: | AEA Supports! |
| Bill History: |
03-29-07 S Passed (Vote: Y: 34/N: 0) 03-30-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 04-02-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 811) |
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HB 1730 |
Abernathy | Provides guidelines and requirements for endorsed concurrent enrollment courses and the award of credit for advanced placement courses; abolishes the Concurrent Enrollment Course Approval Panel (Education Department to administer). |
| Remarks: | AEA opposed this bill in its original form but does not oppose the bill as amended. |
| Bill History: |
04-02-07 H House concurred in Senate amendment No. 1 04-02-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 04-04-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 936) |
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HB 1739 |
Shelby | Levies an additional tax on cigarettes of $25 per thousand and on tobacco products other than cigarettes of 8% of manufacturer's selling price; prescribes distribution of the new revenue to Community Health Centers, other health entities. |
| Remarks: | AEA Supports! |
| Bill History: |
03-13-07 H House amendment 2 (Shelby) adopted 03-29-07 H Meeting set for Upon Adjournment - Room 428 H-Rules 05-01-07 H Died in committee H-Rules |
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HB 1796 |
Hawkins | Entitles all state employees to eight hours of leave per year for purpose of attending or assisting with educational activities of a child. |
| Remarks: | AEA Supports! |
| Bill History: |
03-29-07 S Emergency clause adopted 03-30-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 04-04-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 1028) |
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HB 1798 |
Creekmore | Requires all school buses purchased after Jun. 30, 2008 be equipped with 3-point lap-shoulder seat belts on every seat; makes $5 levy on misdemeanor and traffic violations to defray costs; creates the School Bus Safety Awareness Fund. |
| Remarks: | AEA supports the concept behind the bill. |
| Bill History: |
04-02-07 H Placed on the House calendar 04-02-07 H Withdrawn from further consideration 05-01-07 H Referred to interim committee H-Education |
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HB 1912 |
Joint Budget | Appropriates $209,597,052 to the Department of Education from the Facilities Partnership Fund Account for facilities and equipment; the amount to be transferred to the Fund Account from the General Improvement Fund. |
| Remarks: | AEA Supports! |
| Bill History: |
04-02-07 S Passed (Vote: Y: 35/N: 0) 04-02-07 S Emergency clause adopted 04-04-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 1031) |
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HB 2029 |
Jeffrey | Exempts early graduates of high school from attendance requirements. |
| Remarks: | AEA Supports! |
| Bill History: |
03-30-07 H House concurred in Senate amendment No. 1 04-02-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 04-04-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 985) |
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HB 2066 |
Harrelson | Allows persons participating in nontraditional licensure in another state and otherwise qualified under Arkansas nontraditinal licensure program to be employed by public school districts as a teacher of record for up to two years. |
| Remarks: | AEA Opposes! |
| Bill History: |
02-27-07 H Introduced and referred to H-Education 03-30-07 H Meeting set for 7:30 a.m. - Room 138 H-Education 05-01-07 H Died in committee H-Education |
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HB 2217 |
Pickett | Requires school district boards of directors publish notice on its website of regular meetings ten days prior to the meeting and rescheduled meetings 24 hours prior to the meeting. |
| Remarks: | AEA Supports! |
| Bill History: |
04-03-07 S Placed on the Senate calendar 04-03-07 S Passed (Vote: Y: 35/N: 0) 04-09-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 1588) |
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HB 2234 |
Norton | Prohibits including capital outlay expenditures in the calculation to determine if a school is in fiscal distress. |
| Bill History: |
03-28-07 H House concurred in Senate amendment No. 1 03-28-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 03-30-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 741) |
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HB 2248 |
Hutchinson | Requires juvenile records compiled or received by a detention facility or the DHHS Division of Youth Services be confidential and only released to listed individuals or courts. |
| Bill History: |
03-29-07 H House concurred in Senate amendment No. 1 03-29-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 03-30-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 742) |
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HB 2255 |
Cook | Authorizes school districts, upon written approval by the Education Commissioner, to use excess national school lunch categorical funds for teacher salary bonuses. |
| Remarks: | AEA believes that NSLA money should not be used to fund general teacher salary increases but believes that legislation is necessary to deal with school districts that acted in good faith, based upon an Education Department rule that allowed them to use NSLA money to fund an increase in teacher salaries. The rule was later revised because it was in conflict with existing law. |
| Bill History: |
04-03-07 S Motion for immediate consideration carried 04-03-07 S Passed (Vote: Y: 23/N: 7) 04-09-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 1590) |
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HB 2260 |
Chesterfield | Provides for bonuses to persons who become "highly qualified paraprofessionals" by virtue of obtaining an associate degree or completing 60 hours study. |
| Remarks: | AEA Supports! Although the bill passed,it was not funded. |
| Bill History: |
04-02-07 S Emergency clause adopted 04-03-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 04-04-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 1197) |
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HB 2268 |
Cook | Requires the Education Department provide the Bureau of Legislative Research with direct access to database information regarding school districts. |
| Remarks: | AEA Supports! |
| Bill History: |
03-26-07 S Passed (Vote: Y: 35/N: 0) 03-27-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 03-28-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 624) |
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HB 2269 |
Cook | Makes various changes to the Public School Academic Facilities Program. |
| Remarks: | AEA Supports! |
| Bill History: |
03-30-07 H House concurred in Senate amendments Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4 04-02-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 04-04-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 989) |
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HB 2272 |
Cook | Requires the Academic Facilities Commission, in consultation with the Insurance Commissioner, establish property, boiler and machinery, and extended coverage insurance requirements for school district property. |
| Remarks: | AEA Supports! |
| Bill History: |
03-27-07 S Placed on the Senate calendar 03-27-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 03-28-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 625) |
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HB 2287 |
Pickett | Provides for the development of minimum standards for school district general business managers. |
| Remarks: | AEA Supports! |
| Bill History: |
04-03-07 S Placed on the Senate calendar 04-03-07 S Passed (Vote: Y: 32/N: 3) 04-09-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 1591) |
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HB 2327 |
Blount | Provides that retired teachers will retain licensure without completing any professional development and allowing those teachers who return to work a six-month period to complete the required courses. |
| Remarks: | AEA Supports! |
| Bill History: |
03-23-07 S Passed (Vote: Y: 35/N: 0) 03-26-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 03-28-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 628) |
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HB 2335 |
Stewart | Requires all high schools to be submitting electronic transcripts to the Department of Higher Education for state scholarship programs by 1/1/08; exempts college with fewer than ten students in scholarship program from the requirement. |
| Bill History: |
03-29-07 S Passed (Vote: Y: 34/N: 0) 03-30-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 04-02-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 820) |
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HB 2336 |
Hutchinson | Prohibits registered sex offenders from entering public school campuses. |
| Remarks: | AEA Supports! |
| Bill History: |
03-30-07 H House concurred in Senate amendment No. 1 04-02-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 04-04-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 992) |
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HB 2379 |
Rainey | Authorizes school districts in the lowest twentieth percentile of the wealth index, to receive approval from the Education Department to use a portion of national school lunch funding for classroom teacher salaries and recruitment. |
| Remarks: | AEA believes that NSLA money should not be used to fund general teacher salary increases but believes that legislation is necessary to deal with school districts that acted in good faith, based upon an Education Department rule that allowed them to use NSLA money to fund an increase in teacher salaries. The rule was later revised because it was in conflict with existing law. |
| Bill History: |
03-30-07 S Meeting set for 7:30 a.m. - Room 138 H-Education 04-02-07 S Withdrawn from further consideration 05-01-07 S Referred to interim committee H-Education |
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HB 2380 |
Rainey | Specifically includes substitute teacher positions in the provision regarding noncertified school district employee criminal records and background checks. |
| Remarks: | AEA Supports! |
| Bill History: |
03-29-07 S Passed (Vote: Y: 34/N: 0) 03-30-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 04-02-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 823) |
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HB 2404 |
Davenport | Revises the definition of "years of service" for purposes to the Minimum Teacher Salary Schedule to count as service any years of employment in an educational capacity with an institution of higher education in the state. |
| Remarks: | AEA Supports! |
| Bill History: |
04-02-07 S Passed (Vote: Y: 35/N: 0) 04-03-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 04-05-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 1410) |
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HB 2425 |
Cook | Creates the Academic Facilities High-Growth School District Loan Program, authorizing schools with four percent growth over a two-year period to apply for interest-free loans if they have raised the maximum expected millage. |
| Remarks: | AEA Supports! |
| Bill History: |
03-30-07 H House concurred in Senate amendment No. 1 04-02-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 04-04-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 995) |
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HB 2426 |
Cook | To amend provisions relating to school facility adequacy. |
| Remarks: | AEA Supports! |
| Bill History: |
03-30-07 H House concurred in Senate amendments Nos. 1 and 2 04-02-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 04-04-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 996) |
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HB 2429 |
Abernathy | Provides that the calculation of a school district's miscellaneous funds shall not include in its five-year average any of the listed funds that the school district is no longer receiving. |
| Bill History: |
03-29-07 S Emergency clause adopted 03-30-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 04-02-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 825) |
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HB 2445 |
Harris | Prohibits school districts and the Education Department from interfering with student-initiated prayer at athletic events, graduation, and other school events, provided it does not disrupt the function or activity. |
| Remarks: | AEA Opposes! |
| Bill History: |
03-05-07 H Introduced and referred to H-Education 03-30-07 H Meeting set for 7:30 a.m. - Room 138 H-Education 05-01-07 H Died in committee H-Education |
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HB 2446 |
Harris | Creates the Great Schools Tax Credit Program Act, a tax credit for contributions made to a scholarship granting organization in an amount up to 50% of the taxpayer's income tax liability. |
| Remarks: | AEA Opposes! |
| Bill History: |
03-05-07 H Introduced and referred to H-Revenue and Taxation 03-13-07 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 151 H-Revenue and Taxation 05-01-07 H Died in committee H-Revenue and Taxation |
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HB 2458 |
Lamoureux | Changes the minimum increments of teacher planning time from forty to thirty minutes during the instructional day. |
| Remarks: | AEA Opposes! |
| Bill History: |
03-05-07 H Introduced and referred to H-Education 03-30-07 H Meeting set for 7:30 a.m. - Room 138 H-Education 05-01-07 H Died in committee H-Education |
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HB 2470 |
Johnson, J. | Makes it the duty of the Director of the Department of Emergency Management to require all public schools to conduct tornado safety drills at least four times per year. |
| Remarks: | AEA Supports! |
| Bill History: |
03-29-07 S Passed (Vote: Y: 34/N: 0) 03-30-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 04-02-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 828) |
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HB 2480 |
Harris | Creates the Parental Choice Scholarship Program requiring private school students be counted in enrollment figures for public schools and the foundation funding for those students be made available for private school tuition. |
| Remarks: | AEA Opposes! |
| Bill History: |
03-05-07 H Introduced and referred to H-Education 03-30-07 H Meeting set for 7:30 a.m. - Room 138 H-Education 05-01-07 H Died in committee H-Education |
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HB 2481 |
Harris | Authorizes school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to offer "blended programs" by which students receive curriculum instruction on-site for a designated period of time and also receive instruction in a virtual setting. |
| Remarks: | AEA Opposes! |
| Bill History: |
03-28-07 H Placed on the House calendar 03-28-07 H On floor for consideration 03-28-07 H Defeated (Vote: N: 48/Y: 42) |
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HB 2482 |
Harris | Creates the Special Needs Scholarship Program to provide foundation funding aid to handicapped and disabled students for nonpublic tuition. |
| Remarks: | AEA Opposes! |
| Bill History: |
03-05-07 H Introduced and referred to H-Education 03-30-07 H Meeting set for 7:30 a.m. - Room 138 H-Education 05-01-07 H Died in committee H-Education |
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HB 2483 |
Harris | Creates the Parental Choice Scholarship Program requiring private school students be counted in enrollment figures for public schools and all or a portion of the foundation funding, depending on family income, be available for private school. |
| Remarks: | AEA Opposes! |
| Bill History: |
03-05-07 H Introduced and referred to H-Education 03-30-07 H Meeting set for 7:30 a.m. - Room 138 H-Education 05-01-07 H Died in committee H-Education |
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HB 2484 |
Cook | Revises the definition of "school bus" in Title 6 school provisions. |
| Bill History: |
04-02-07 H House concurred in Senate amendment No. 2 04-02-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 04-04-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 999) |
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HB 2515 |
Bond | Requires the State Board of Education to include in its regulations provisions regarding the attainment of unitary status for school districts that have not been released from court supervision over desegregation obligations. |
| Bill History: |
03-29-07 S Passed (Vote: Y: 34/N: 0) 03-30-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 04-02-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 829) |
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HB 2557 |
Chesterfield | Amends the Public School Employee Fair Hearing Act, giving specific instances when a superintendent may recommend termination of contract, providing record-keeping requirements for hearings, and other. |
| Remarks: | AEA Supports! |
| Bill History: |
03-28-07 H Placed on the House calendar 03-28-07 H On floor for consideration 03-28-07 H Defeated (Vote: N: 61/Y: 26) |
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HB 2578 |
Prater | Authorizes the State Board of Education to promulgate rules requiring each school have an automatic external defibrillator if funds are available. |
| Remarks: | AEA Supports! |
| Bill History: |
04-03-07 S Placed on the Senate calendar 04-03-07 S Passed (Vote: Y: 35/N: 0) 04-09-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 1598) |
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HB 2608 |
Harris | Allows parents to claim tax credit for tuition, fees and other education expenses and for certain home-schooling expenses. |
| Remarks: | AEA Opposes! |
| Bill History: |
03-06-07 H Introduced and referred to H-Revenue and Taxation 03-13-07 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 151 H-Revenue and Taxation 05-01-07 H Died in committee H-Revenue and Taxation |
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HB 2614 |
Kenney | Creates a pilot program to restructure teacher pay system, to be known as the Rewarding Excellence in Achievement Program (REAP). |
| Remarks: | AEA Supports! AEA worked closely with Governor Mike Beebe's office to develop this legislation. |
| Bill History: |
03-29-07 S Passed (Vote: Y: 34/N: 0) 03-30-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 04-04-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 1029) |
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HB 2619 |
Walters | Gives teachers service credit for purposes of the teacher compensation schedule for teaching at a juvenile detention facility. |
| Remarks: | AEA Supports! |
| Bill History: |
03-29-07 S Passed (Vote: Y: 34/N: 0) 03-30-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 04-02-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 833) |
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HB 2656 |
Walters | Adds list of certain categories of expenditures that must be used for reporting of financial and student management data into the public school computer network. |
| Bill History: |
03-30-07 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Education 04-02-07 H House concurred in Senate amendment No. 1 04-04-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 1006) |
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HB 2663 |
Kenney | Establishes procedures for continuing evaluation of the adequacy of state funding for public schools. |
| Remarks: | AEA Supports! |
| Bill History: |
04-02-07 S Passed (Vote: Y: 35/N: 0) 04-03-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 04-04-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 1204) |
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HB 2665 |
Garner | Provides for income tax reductions of 1/4% across the board when general revenues for a fiscal year exceed the highest net general revenue of the previous year by an amount greater than the current "inflation-adjusted margin of growth". |
| Remarks: | AEA Opposes - This bill would limit the ability of the General Assembly to provide adequate revenue for public education. |
| Bill History: |
03-19-07 S Received in the Senate - Referred to S-Revenue and Taxation 04-02-07 S Meeting set for 10:30 a.m. - Old Supreme Co...S-Revenue and Taxation 05-01-07 S Died in committee S-Revenue and Taxation |
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HB 2672 |
Cook | Allows teachers to use attendance at instructional professional development sessions conducted by professional organizations to fulfill up to 10 days of required development (was 5 hours); allows 18 hours annually to be earned online. |
| Remarks: | AEA Supports! |
| Bill History: |
03-13-07 H House amendment 2 (Cook) adopted 03-30-07 H Meeting set for 7:30 a.m. - Room 138 H-Education 05-01-07 H Died in committee H-Education |
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HB 2679 |
Blount | Prohibits school bus drivers from working at transporting students for more than eleven consecutive hours without a break of at least eight hours. |
| Remarks: | AEA Supports! |
| Bill History: |
03-07-07 H House amendment 1 (Blount) adopted 03-30-07 H Meeting set for 7:30 a.m. - Room 138 H-Education 05-01-07 H Died in committee H-Education |
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