2003 House Bill 4401 (House Roll Call 78)
Amendment offered by Rep. Jim Plakas (D) on April 10, 2003, to eliminate a requirement that the Department of Education must assign a district code to charter schools within 30 days after a contract is submitted by the school’s authorizing body, rather than "in a timely manner" as required under current law. The district code is necessary for the school to receive school aid payments from the state. Note: on the day the amendment was offered, the state superintendent of schools announced he would refuse to issue the codes to seven new charter schools created by Bay Mills Community College. The amendment failed in the House (49 to 54) on April 10, 2003. [History, Amendments & Comments]
The vote was 49 in favor, 54 opposed, and 6 not voting
(House Roll Call 78 at House Journal 31)
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The following legislators supported the amendment:
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The following legislators did not vote on the amendment:
| Cheeks (D) | DeRossett (R) | Ehardt (R) | Jamnick (D) | Koetje (R) | Tabor (R) |
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1) You Want Your Cake, and Eat It Too.. [by Anonymous Citizen on May 7, 2004]You don't want the State to choose the school for your child - you want the LIBERTY (remember that word?...) to choose for yourselves. And yet, you want the State to step in and make morale decisions for the citizens, so people like you can feel that 'oh so false, sense of security'. You'd better decide how you really want to live - in oppression?...or freedom? It's one or the other, sister - the more you put on the State's shoulders - the more freedom you throw away. And yes - as hard as it might be to accept, it is risky to be alive...always has been - always will be.
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Rep. Tobocman, having reserved the right to explain his nay vote, made the following statement:
"Mr. Speaker and members of the House:
I voted no on House Bill 4401 CR-1 because of the tremendous cut to the Adult Education Program. I realize that we must make tough decisions to make it through this fiscal crisis; however, adult education is more than an education program. It is a prevention program. If we do not help these individuals who wish to help themselves become contributing members of society, then we will end up paying for them in the future in corrections costs. Adult Education is cut from $77.5 million to $20 million in this conference report. Because of the devastating effect of this cut, I voted no on House Bill 4401 CR-1. In addition, the bill fails to live up to the commitment made to the Detroit Public Schools at the time that the elected School Board was removed and a Reform Board was put into place. This bill will deprive Detroit Public School children from funds that have been committed to their education."
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Rep. Farrah, having reserved the right to explain her nay vote, made the following statement:
"Mr. Speaker and members of the House:
I voted no on House Bill 4401 CR-1 because of the tremendous cut to the Adult Education Program. I realize that we must make tough decisions to make it through this fiscal crisis; however, adult education is more than an education program. It is a prevention program. If we do not help these individuals who wish to help themselves become contributing members of society, then we will end up paying for them in the future in corrections costs. Adult Education is cut from $77.5 million to $20 million in this conference report. Because of the devastating effect of this cut, I voted no on House Bill 4401 CR-1."
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