H.B. No. 0152

State board of public charter schools.

Sponsored By:        Representative(s) Edmonds, Cohee, Gingery, Mercer,       Samuelson, Teeters, Wallis and Zwonitzer, Dn. and    Senator(s) Jennings

AN ACT relating to charter schools; establishing the state board of public charter schools; providing rulemaking authority and other powers and duties; providing for charter school applications to the state board of public charter schools or a district board; modifying length of operation under charter; modifying other charter school provisions; conforming provisions; specifying initial board terms; providing appropriations; and providing for an effective date.

2/12/2008   Bill Number Assigned

2/13/2008   H Received for Introduction

2/14/2008   H Failed Introduction

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Diercks, Edmonds, Gingery, Hallinan, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Mercer, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Wallis, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Blake, Craft, Davison, Dockstader, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Goggles, Hales, Hammons, Harshman, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Martin, McOmie, Meyer, Thompson, Throne and Warren

Excused:  Representative(s) Miller

Ayes 38 Nays 21 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0