Bills Passed in the 71st Regular Session: Passage and Approval

Bills Passed in the 17^th Special Session: Effective July 1, 2001

Bill	Title	Effective Date Statement
AB1	AN ACT relating to the protection of children; transferring certain duties of the division of child and family services of the department of human resources to an agency of the county in certain large counties; establishing a legislative committee on children, youth and families; making appropriations; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.	1. This section and sections 128, 134, 136 and 140 of this act become effective upon passage and approval. 2. Sections 35 to 39, inclusive, 131, 137 and 138 of this act become effective on July 1, 2001. 3. Sections 1 to 9, inclusive, 11, 13 to 20, inclusive, 22 to 34, inclusive, 40 to 92, inclusive, 94 to 126, inclusive, 129, 130, 132, 133 and 135 of this act become effective on October 1, 2001. 4. Sections 10, 21 and 93 of this act become effective at 12:01 a.m. on October 1, 2001. 5. Section 12 of this act becomes effective at 12:02 a.m. on October 1, 2001. 6. Section 126 of this act expires by limitation on January 1, 2005. 7. Sections 35 to 39, inclusive, 122 and 131 of this act expire by limitation on June 30, 2005. 8. Section 127 of this act becomes effective on July 1, 2005.
AB2	AN ACT relating to public employees; authorizing a leave of absence for certain public officers and employees to assist the division of emergency management of the department of motor vehicles and public safety or a local organization for emergency management during a disaster or emergency; authorizing payment for the unused sick leave of state employees that is accrued but not carried forward in certain circumstances; increasing the maximum authorized amount of money from the reserve for statutory contingency account that the state board of examiners may authorize for payment of the salary of a replacement officer or employee following the purchase of certain leave of a former officer or employee; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.	This act becomes effective on July 1, 2001.
AB10	AN ACT relating to taxation; revising the formula for the distribution of certain revenues among local governments; providing for an adjustment to the base allocation of certain local governments; extending the date for expiration of the legislative committee to study distribution among local governments of revenue from state and local taxes; requiring the advisory committee to the committee to conduct a study; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.	1. This act becomes effective on July 1, 1997 [, and expires] 2. Sections 5 and 5.5 of this act expire by limitation on July 1, 2001. 3. This section, sections 1 to 4, inclusive, and 6 to 8, inclusive, of this act expire by limitation on July 1, 2003.
SB3	AN ACT relating to education; revising provisions relating to the achievement and proficiency examinations administered in public schools; revising provisions governing the increase of salary for a teacher who is certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; requiring the boards of trustees of school districts to pay the increase of salary retroactively under certain circumstances; authorizing under certain circumstances the employment of licensed teachers who do not hold endorsements in a particular subject area; requiring certain school districts to create and operate regional training programs for the professional development of teachers and administrators; creating the statewide council for the coordination of the regional training programs; authorizing under certain circumstances the licensure and employment of teachers who are not citizens of the United States; prohibiting persons from making certain threats to pupils and employees of school districts, charter schools and private	1. This section and sections 3, 5 to 19, inclusive, and 33 to 37, inclusive, of this act become effective upon passage and approval. 2. Sections 4, 20, 21, 22, 24 to 28, inclusive, 30, 31, 32 and 38 to 42, inclusive, of this act become effective on July 1, 2001. 3. Sections 1 and 23 of this act become effective at 12:01 a.m. on July 1, 2001. 4. Sections 2 and 29 of this act become effective at 12:02 a.m. on July 1, 2001.
SB4	AN ACT relating to the department of prisons; allowing the director to establish a system for offender management in each institution and facility of the department; allowing the director to continue to develop and implement a program of facility training for correctional staff in each institution and facility of the department; changing the name of the department; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.	1. This section and sections 1 to 86, inclusive, 88 to 101, inclusive, 104, 105, 107, 108, 109, 111, 112 and 114 to 119, inclusive, of this act become effective on July 1, 2001. 2. Sections 102, 103, 106, 110 and 113 of this act become effective at 12:01 a.m. on July 1, 2001. 3. Section 86 of this act expires by limitation on July 1, 2009. 4. Section 87 of this act becomes effective on July 2, 2009.
SB5	AN ACT relating to insurance for motor vehicles; specifying that any information except the name of the owner of a motor vehicle may be used as the primary means to verify that a motor vehicle is insured; providing that an operator’s policy of liability insurance may only be issued to certain persons; allowing the release of information related to insurance policies under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.	1. This section and section 3 of this act become effective on July 1, 2001. 2. Sections 1, 2 and 4 of this act become effective on January 1, 2002.
SB8	AN ACT relating to financial administration; revising the amounts paid to certain public officers and employees as allowances for certain expenses; making appropriations to the contingency fund to restore and increase the balance in the fund; making appropriations to the Interim Finance Committee to assist state agencies and school districts in paying for certain energy needs; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.	1. This section and sections 3, 4 and 5 of this act become effective upon passage and approval. 2. Section 1 of this act becomes effective on July 1, 2001. 3. Section 2 of this act becomes effective on July 1, 2002.
SB9	AN ACT making an appropriation to the Interim Finance Committee to provide assistance to certain educational programs; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.	This act becomes effective on July 1, 2001.
SB12	AN ACT relating to the training of drivers; requiring the state board of education to adopt regulations governing automobile driver education in public schools; prohibiting certain younger drivers from transporting certain persons as passengers for a certain period after obtaining a driver’s license; requiring certain younger drivers to hold an instruction permit for a certain period before applying for a driver’s license; extending the period for which a person is authorized to hold an instruction permit; authorizing licensed schools for training drivers to use certain interactive technologies in lieu of actual classroom instruction; requiring an instructor of a school for training drivers to complete certain training before his license as an instructor may be renewed by the department of motor vehicles and public safety; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.	1. This section and sections 1 to 4, inclusive, of this act become effective on July 1, 2001. 2. Sections 5, 6 and 7 of this act become effective on October 1, 2001.