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Miscellaneous
HB2471, public benefits; eligibility
Individuals born after the effective date of this act and whose parents are illegal aliens at the time
the person was born are not eligible for health care, disability benefits, employment, retirement,
public housing, public instruction or public instruction at a higher education institution.
Assigned to Homeland Security and Property Rights and Rules Committees.
SB1050, Parents' bill of rights; schools
Requires schools to allow parents to review text books, tests and other related materials.
Procedures are to be put in place for a parent to complain about the school's process. Districts and
employees are not allowed to use or threaten to use the unwillingness of a parent/guardian who
refuses to administer psychiatric medications to a student. The exception to this standard if the
failure would be a belief that there is a threat to the child's well-being.
Status: assigned to Senate Education K-12 and Rules.
1/31 scheduled for hearing before Senate Education K-12 Committee. Held.
Heard before Senate Education K-12 on February 7th with a strike everything amendment posted
on "No Child Left Behind, Opt Out". The strike everything amendment was approved.
Rules committee approved the bill on 2/19 as proper for consideration.
Scheduled for Committee of the Whole on 2/20 but the bill was retained.
SB1180, no child left behind; option
Allows any public school to not accept No Child Left Behind federal funds to out of the mandate.
Approved by Senate Education K-12 on 1/31 without any amendments. Awaiting action by Senate
Rules Committee.
2/5/07 the Rules Committee found it proper for consideration. Awaiting action by the Senate
Committee of the Whole.
Approved by the Senate on 2/10. Transmitted to the House.
Assigned to the Education and Rules Committees.
Heard in Education Committee on March 7th and failed.
A possible substitute will be offered as a strike everything on SB 1300 in House Government
Committee on Tuesday, March 27th, at 1:30 pm in House Hearing Room 4.
Amendment added to SB 1300 that allows school districts to withdraw from the No Child Left Behind
program.
HB2471, public benefits; eligibility
Individuals born after the effective date of this act and whose parents are illegal aliens at the time
the person was born are not eligible for health care, disability benefits, employment, retirement,
public housing, public instruction or public instruction at a higher education institution.
Assigned to Homeland Security and Property Rights and Rules Committees.
SB1050, Parents' bill of rights; schools
Requires schools to allow parents to review text books, tests and other related materials.
Procedures are to be put in place for a parent to complain about the school's process. Districts and
employees are not allowed to use or threaten to use the unwillingness of a parent/guardian who
refuses to administer psychiatric medications to a student. The exception to this standard if the
failure would be a belief that there is a threat to the child's well-being.
Status: assigned to Senate Education K-12 and Rules.
1/31 scheduled for hearing before Senate Education K-12 Committee. Held.
Heard before Senate Education K-12 on February 7th with a strike everything amendment posted
on "No Child Left Behind, Opt Out". The strike everything amendment was approved.
Rules committee approved the bill on 2/19 as proper for consideration.
Scheduled for Committee of the Whole on 2/20 but the bill was retained.
SB1180, no child left behind; option
Allows any public school to not accept No Child Left Behind federal funds to out of the mandate.
Approved by Senate Education K-12 on 1/31 without any amendments. Awaiting action by Senate
Rules Committee.
2/5/07 the Rules Committee found it proper for consideration. Awaiting action by the Senate
Committee of the Whole.
Approved by the Senate on 2/10. Transmitted to the House.
Assigned to the Education and Rules Committees.
Heard in Education Committee on March 7th and failed.
A possible substitute will be offered as a strike everything on SB 1300 in House Government
Committee on Tuesday, March 27th, at 1:30 pm in House Hearing Room 4.
Amendment added to SB 1300 that allows school districts to withdraw from the No Child Left Behind
program.