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• Introduced by Sen. Ron Jelinek (R) on April 25, 2007, to provide a “template” or “place holder” for a Fiscal Year (FY) 2006-2007 multisection school aid supplemental budget. This budget contains no appropriations, but these may be added later to make changes to current or future appropriations.
  • Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on April 25, 2007.
  • Motion in the Senate on May 16, 2007, that the Committee on Appropriations be discharged from further consideration. The motion passed in the Senate (21 to 16) on May 16, 2007. [Vote Details and Comments]
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on May 16, 2007, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that contains the school portion of a Republican plan to match current year spending with expected revenues, closing an approximately $722 million gap. See Senate-passed bill for details. The substitute passed in the Senate by voice vote on May 16, 2007.
• Passed in the Senate (20 to 17) on May 16, 2007, to adopt a Republican plan to match current year spending with expected revenues, closing an approximately $722 million gap. This bill contains the school portion, and would authorize a per-pupil school aid cut of $36, compared to $122 per pupil, which is the amount expected if no other cuts are made or taxes raised. The difference would mostly be made up by transferring $140 million that has been allocated but not yet spent from the “21st Century Jobs Fund” to the School Aid Fund. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on May 17, 2007.
  • Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on May 17, 2007.