BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

SB 5731: School district territory

Concerning petitions for proposed transfer of school district territory.

Summary

Authorizes persons who have initiated a citizen petition for the transfer of territory from one school district to another to, upon dismissal of the proposal by the affected school districts, request the appointment of a mediator to assist the parties in reaching agreement on the proposal.
Establishes that if the mediator is not appointed or not successful, the citizen petitioner may request and receive a hearing on the proposal by a regional committee that is empowered to decide the matter.
Applies retroactively to citizen petitions that were dismissed by the affected school districts on or after January 1, 2018.

From the House Bill Report (SB 5731), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House

AN ACT Relating to petitions for proposed transfer of school district territory;

Passed March 12, 2019

Version voted on: SB 5731

49 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	29	0	0	0
Republican	20	0	0	0

How each member voted

Feb 24, 2020Senate Rules "X" file.
Jan 13, 2020By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Apr 28, 2019By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
Apr 3, 2019Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Apr 1, 2019Minority; without recommendation.
Apr 1, 2019Minority; do not pass.
Apr 1, 2019ED - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
Mar 14, 2019First reading, referred to Education.
Mar 12, 2019Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
Mar 12, 2019Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Mar 9, 2019Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Feb 22, 2019EDU - Majority; do pass.
Feb 22, 2019Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Jan 30, 2019First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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