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• Introduced by Rep. Ruth Johnson (R) on March 11, 2003, to exempt "take our daughters and sons to work day" from the requirement that 75 percent of students must attend school for a school day to be counted as day of pupil instruction under the law which requires a minimum of 180 days of instruction as a condition of state funding.
  • Referred to the House Education Committee on March 11, 2003.
  • Reported in the House on April 9, 2003, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on April 1, 2004, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that incorporates technical changes resulting from committee testimony and deliberation. This version was subsequently superceded by another substitute with more technical changes. The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on April 1, 2004.
  • Substitute offered by Rep. Ruth Johnson (R) on April 1, 2004, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on April 1, 2004.
• Passed in the House (106 to 0) on April 1, 2004. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on April 20, 2004.
  • Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on April 20, 2004.