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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

SB 6201: Open ed. resources project

Making the open educational resources project permanent.

Summary

  • Removes the June 30, 2018, expiration date for provisions governing the library of openly licensed courseware (library).
  • Specifies that the standards to which the library must be aligned with are the state kindergarten through twelfth grade learning standards, rather than the Common Core State Standards.
  • Removes the December 1, 2017, expiration date relating to the reporting of the library by the Superintendent of Public Instruction to the Governor and education committees of the Legislature.

From the House Bill Report (SB 6201), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
  1. IntroducedJan 10, 2018
  2. Out of committeeFeb 6, 2018
  3. Passed SenateFeb 13, 2018
  4. Passed Housestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Marko Liias (D-21)
Introduced
January 10, 2018 in the Senate
Last action
March 8, 2018
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to the openly licensed courseware;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Marko Liias (D-21)

3 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Hans Zeiger R-25Senator D-36Guy Palumbo D-1

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed February 13, 2018
Version voted on: SB 6201
47 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat26000
Republican21002
How each member voted

Excused (2)

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History

  1. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
  2. Referred to Appropriations.
  3. ED - Majority; do pass.
  4. First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).
  5. Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
  6. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  7. Placed on second reading consent calendar.
  8. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  9. WM - Majority; do pass.
  10. Referred to Ways & Means.
  11. And refer to Ways & Means.
  12. EDU - Majority; do pass.
  13. First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.

SB 6201 in other sessions

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