Committee Agenda

Committee:    House Education
Room:     413
Date:     Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Time:     7:45 AM



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         HB 1206      allow a school district to transfer funds from the capital outlay fund to the bond redemption fund for a period of one year following a reorganization.
             Representatives Van Gerpen, Feinstein, Kirkeby, McLaughlin, and Thompson and Senators Maher, Abdallah, Ahlers, Hanson (Gary), Haverly, and Heidepriem

         HB 1154      revise certain requirements for eligibility for opportunity scholarships.
             Representatives Cutler, Blake, Bolin, Dreyer, Engels, Fargen, Frerichs, Hunhoff (Bernie), Peters, Thompson, and Turbiville and Senators Dempster, Knudson, Merchant, Nelson, Nesselhuf, Novstrup (Al), Schmidt, and Turbak Berry

         HB 1186      reimburse and reward public school counselors who earn the credential of National Certified School Counselor.
             Representatives Greenfield, Blake, Burg, Dennert, Elliott, Gibson, Hunhoff (Bernie), Kirschman, Krebs, Lucas, McLaughlin, Noem, Peters, Putnam, Rausch, Thompson, and Van Gerpen and Senators Merchant, Garnos, Haverly, Jerstad, Kloucek, and Maher

         HB 1223      revise the high school course requirements for graduation from the distinguished high school program.
             Representative Frerichs and Senator Merchant

         BILLS FOR POSSIBLE ACTION WHICH HAVE HAD PRIOR HEARING.

         HB 1182      increase the required minimum school district size from a fall enrollment of one hundred to a fall enrollment of one hundred ninety-five.
             Representatives Bolin, Curd, Cutler, Dreyer, Jensen, Kirkeby, Lederman, Lust, McLaughlin, Peters, Romkema, Sly, and Verchio and Senator Schmidt

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         ED MCLAUGHLIN, Chair