Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PROGRAM FOR THE ACQUISITION OF SCHOOL SITES AND THE CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, REHABILITATION, AND REPAIR OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS IN THE PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Congress Author
Date filed
November 22, 2007
Scope

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB03147
FULL TITLE : AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PROGRAM FOR THE ACQUISITION OF SCHOOL SITES AND THE CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, REHABILITATION, AND REPAIR OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS IN THE PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SHORT TITLE : "School Building Program Act of 2007"
ABSTRACT : The bill seeks to address the classroom shortage problem by authorizing the Department of Education to enter into build-operate-transfer, build-lease-transfer, build-transfer and rehabilitate-operate-transfer schemes to finance the construction of school buildings.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : TEODORO, MARCELINO R.
DATE FILED : 2007-11-22
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Codilla (042 ) 2. Puentevella (066 )
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS:
      1. Referred to Stakeholders on 2009-06-03
      2. Scheduled for first meeting/hearing on 2009-11-18
      3. Approved by the Committee on Appropriations on 2009-11-18
MOTHER BILL: HB07188
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE ON 2007-11-28
SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS, APPROPRIATIONS

Abstract

The bill seeks to address the classroom shortage problem by authorizing the Department of Education to enter into build-operate-transfer, build-lease-transfer, build-transfer and rehabilitate-operate-transfer schemes to finance the construction of school buildings.

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