Key Votes
HB 148 - Parent Choice in Education Act - Key Vote
Utah Key Votes
Stages
- Feb. 12, 2007 Executive Signed
- Feb. 9, 2007 Senate Bill Passed
- Feb. 2, 2007 House Bill Passed
- Jan. 25, 2007 Introduced
Family
- HB 148 - Parent Choice in Education Act
- S 4991B - Relating to Clinical Information Resource Access Program
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - Feb. 12, 2007
Title: Parent Choice in Education Act
Signed by Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (19-10) - Feb. 9, 2007 (Key vote)
Title: Parent Choice in Education Act
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill establishing a scholarship program for students to attend private schools.
Highlights:
-Establishes the Parent Choice in Education Program to award scholarships to students to attend an eligible private school on the basis of family income level (sec. 2).
- Establishes criteria for eligible private schools, including physical location in Utah and administering a norm-referenced test
that provides a comparison of
[a] students performance
on a national basis (sec. 5).
-Establishes that the scholarship received shall be based on parental income, with the amount of scholarship decreasing with rising income (sec. 6).
-Provides for monies for school districts to mitigate the loss of money due to students transferring to private schools (sec. 7).
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (38-37) - Feb. 2, 2007 (Key vote)
Title: Parent Choice in Education Act
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill establishing a scholarship program for students to attend private schools.
Highlights:
-Establishes the Parent Choice in Education Program to award scholarships to students to attend an eligible private school on the basis of family income level (sec. 2).
- Establishes criteria for eligible private schools, including physical location in Utah and administering a norm-referenced test
that provides a comparison of
[a] students performance
on a national basis (sec. 5).
-Establishes that the scholarship received shall be based on parental income, with the amount of scholarship decreasing with rising income (sec. 6).
-Provides for monies for school districts to mitigate the loss of money due to students transferring to private schools (sec. 7).
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Jan. 25, 2007
Title: Parent Choice in Education Act
Sponsors
- Stephen H. 'Steve' Urquhart (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
