Providing for the authorization and oversight of public charter schools [HB-2572]
The purpose of this bill is to increase high-quality educational opportunities within the public school system by allowing authorized public schools and programs exceptional levels of self-direction and flexibility in exchange for exceptional levels of results-driven accountability. To accomplish this, the bill provides an infrastructure for the authorization and oversight of new start-up schools, conversions of existing schools or conversions of programs within existing schools that are accountable for student learning, operations and governance
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HB-2572: Providing for the authorization and oversight of public charter schools
Sponsored by: Rep. Daryl Cowles
Filed For Introduction on 02/20/2017
HB-2673: Transferring responsibility of all personnel and human resources matters that are currently provided by personnel sections or divisions to the Department of Administration
Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Fast
Filed For Introduction on 02/22/2017
You have voted HB-2673: Transferring responsibility of all personnel and human resources matters that are currently provided by personnel sections or divisions to the Department of Administration.
Relating to eligibility to register to vote [HB-2669]
The purpose of this bill is to change the qualification for voter registration from legal residency to that of legal domicile to register persons where permanently resident rather than temporarily resident.
HB-2669: Relating to eligibility to register to vote
Sponsored by: Rep. Daryl Cowles
Filed For Introduction on 02/22/2017
Relating to the possession of firearms in parks and park facilities [HB-2679]
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit county park commissions from prohibiting firearms in their facilities and to clarify that a firearm may be carried by a person for self defense in state parks, state forests and state recreational areas managed by the Department of Natural Resources, provided that such person is not otherwise prohibited from possessing firearms.
HB-2679: Relating to the possession of firearms in parks and park facilities
Sponsored by: Rep. Jim Butler
Chapter 163, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 on 05/23/2017
Allowing licensed professionals to donate time to the care of indigent and needy [HB-2692]
The purpose of this bill is to allow certain actively licensed health care professionals to donate their time to the care of the indigent and the needy under a program currently in place for retired or retiring health care professionals. This bill also amends the program to allow health care professionals to see indigent and needy patients in their own offices or in the clinic setting provided for by the entity coordinating the patient’s care as provided for by this program. This bill also adds new sections of code allow physician assistants, licensed
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HB-2692: Allowing licensed professionals to donate time to the care of indigent and needy
Sponsored by: Rep. Daryl Cowles
Filed For Introduction on 02/24/2017