H.B. No. 0034

School finance-bus purchases.

Sponsored By: Joint Education Interim Committee

AN ACT relating to school finance; modifying reimbursement of district school bus purchases as included in the transportation adjustment to the cost-based block grant amount; establishing a process for consolidated acquisition of transportation vehicles; imposing duties upon the state department of education; establishing the pupil transportation committee to serve in an advisory capacity to the department; prescribing transitional provisions and imposing a limited moratorium upon vehicle acquisition; providing an appropriation and authorizing an additional position; and providing for effective dates.

1/8/02 Bill Number Assigned

2/12/02 H Received for Introduction

2/12/02 H Introduced and Referred to H04

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Anderson, R., Baker, Boswell, Burns, Childers, Cohee, Deegan, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Eyre, Gay, Hageman, Hessenthaler, Hines, Huckfeldt, Iekel, Illoway, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Landon, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, McGraw, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Miller, D., Morgan, Nagel, Nelson, Nicholas, Osborn, Parady, Paseneaux, Philp, Reese, Robinson, Rose, Ross, Sadler, Samuelson, Shivler, Simons, Simpson, Slater, Stafford, Tempest, Tipton, Tomassi, Warren, Wasserburger, Watt, Willford and Wostenberg.

Nays: Representative(s) Meyer, Petersen and Thompson.

Ayes 57 Nays 3 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/18/02 H04 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Lockhart, McOmie, Miller, D., Samuelson, Shivler, Simons and Stafford

Nays: Representative(s) McGraw and Robinson

Ayes 7 Nays 2 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/18/02 H Placed on General File

3/13/02 Died on General File