HB 495 - Aiken Optional School - Louisiana Key Vote
Patrick Williams voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Executive Vetoed
- July 10, 2009
- Senate Bill Passed
- June 22, 2009
- House Bill Passed
- June 16, 2009
- Introduced
- April 15, 2009
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Title: Aiken Optional School
Title: Aiken Optional School
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that exempts certain schools from being transferred to the Recovery School District.
Highlights:
-Exempts schools from being placed under the jurisdiction of the Recovery School District if they meet the following standards:
- -The school is a high school located in any parish having a population between 120,000 and 140,000
-According to the 2007-2008 Louisiana School Directory, the total number of students enrolled in the school was 313
-In August of 2008 the school received a label of "academically unacceptable" for the fourth consecutive year
-In February 2009, the school was approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to remain under the jurisdiction of and be operated by the local school board
-In 2008 the school had a school performance score of 22.4 according to the district accountability system (Sec. 1).
Title: Aiken Optional School