Matt Martinez
- Democratic
- Representative
- District 62
Primary
Under current law, the ninth-grade success grant program (grant program) provides funding to local education providers and charter schools to implement a ninth-grade success program to assist ninth-grade students to develop the skills needed to successfully graduate high school and succeed in their education and careers. For the 2024-25 state fiscal year, the act appropriated $2 million from the state education fund to the department of education (department) for the grant program and reduced the general fund appropriation in the long bill for the grant program by $792,444. The act requires the general assembly to appropriate $2 million from the state education fund to the department for the grant program in the 2025-26, 2026-27, and 2027-28 state fiscal years. Under current law, the office of dropout prevention and student re-engagement (office) submits an annual report to the state board of education, the education committees of the house of representatives and the senate, and the governor regarding findings and recommendations to reduce the student dropout rate and increase graduation and completion rates. Starting with the report submitted in March 2026, the act requires the office to include certain ninth-grade performance measures for each public school, school district, the charter school institute, and the state as a whole. APPROVED by Governor May 18, 2024 EFFECTIVE May 18, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Governor Signed
Sent to the Governor
Signed by the President of the Senate
Signed by the Speaker of the House
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
Senate Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Appropriations
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
House Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Signed Act (05/18/2024) | |
| Final Act (05/08/2024) | |
| Rerevised (05/06/2024) | |
| Revised (05/04/2024) | |
| Reengrossed (05/01/2024) | |
| Engrossed (04/30/2024) | |
| Introduced (02/13/2024) | |
| PA2 (04/30/2024) | |
| PA1 (03/07/2024) | |
| Committee Amendment |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Note SA1 (04/29/2024) | |
| Fiscal Note SA2 (05/04/2024) | |
| Fiscal Note FN1 (03/04/2024) | |
| Fiscal Note FN2 (04/09/2024) | |
| Fiscal Note FN3 (05/02/2024) | |
| Fiscal Note FN4 (07/01/2024) |
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