Education - As enacted, requires an educational oversight board to be created for an LEA that meets certain criteria and is established to annually conduct a comprehensive needs assessment of the LEA to determine the factors that may be…
What it does: ON APRIL 22, 2025, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #3 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 714, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #3 rewrites the bill to, instead, make the following changes to present law: LEAs REQUIRING STATE INVERVENTIONS UNDER THIS AMENDMENT Provides that an LEA, excluding the achievement school district, is subject to the state interventions described below, if (i) 50% or more of the LEA's student population is economically disadvantaged, as reported in the state report card most recently issued by the department of education ("department"); and did not meet grade-level expectations in mathematics… (official summary)
Question before the chamber: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
The tally
Yes 63 · No 30 · Not voting 4 · Present 2
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting / present |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Republicans | 63 | 6 | 4 / 2 |
Most Democrats voted no; most Republicans voted yes. 6 members voted against their party’s majority.
Voted against their party’s majority
- Greg MartinR26No
- Jerome MoonR8No
- Jody BarrettR69No
- Michele ReneauR27No
- Monty FrittsR32No
- Todd WarnerR92No
The full roll (99)
Yes 63
- Andrew FarmerR17
- Aron MaberryR68
- Becky Jo AlexanderR7
- Brock MartinR79
- Bryan TerryR48
- Bud HulseyR2
- Cameron SextonR25
- Charlie BaumR37
- Chris HurtR82
- Chris ToddR73
- Clark BoydR46
- Clay DoggettR70
- Dave WrightR19
- David HawkR5
- Debra MoodyR81
- Dennis PowersR36
- Doc KumarR66
- Ed ButlerR41
- Elaine DavisR18
- Esther Helton-HaynesR30
- Fred AtchleyR12
- Gary HicksR9
- Gino BulsoR61
- Greg VitalR29
- Iris RudderR39
- Jake McCalmonR63
- Jason ZacharyR14
- Jay ReedyR74
- Jeremy FaisonR11
- John CrawfordR1
- John GillespieR97
- Johnny GarrettR45
- Justin LaffertyR89
- Kelly KeislingR38
- Kevin RaperR24
- Kevin VaughanR95
- Kip CapleyR71
- Lee ReevesR65
- Lowell RussellR21
- Mark CochranR23
- Mark WhiteR83
- Mary LittletonR78
- Michele CarringerR16
- Mike SparksR49
- Paul SherrellR43
- Renea JonesR4
- Rick EldridgeR10
- Rick ScarbroughR33
- Robert StevensR13
- Ron GantR94
- Rush BrickenR47
- Rusty GrillsR77
- Ryan WilliamsR42
- Scott CepickyR64
- Tandy DarbyR76
- Tim HicksR6
- Tim RuddR34
- Timothy HillR3
- Tom LeatherwoodR99
- Tommy StinnettR20
- William LamberthR44
- William SlaterR35
- Former memberR
No 30
- Aftyn BehnD51
- Antonio ParkinsonD98
- Bo MitchellD50
- Bob FreemanD56
- Caleb HemmerD59
- Gabby SalinasD96
- Gloria JohnsonD90
- Greg MartinR26
- Harold LoveD58
- Jason PowellD53
- Jerome MoonR8
- Jesse ChismD85
- Jody BarrettR69
- John ClemmonsD55
- Johnny ShawD80
- Justin JonesD52
- Justin PearsonD86
- Karen CamperD87
- Larry MillerD88
- Michele ReneauR27
- Monty FrittsR32
- Ronnie GlynnD67
- Sam McKenzieD15
- Shaundelle BrooksD60
- T.J. HardawayD93
- Todd WarnerR92
- Torrey HarrisD91
- Vincent DixieD54
- Yusuf HakeemD28
- Former memberD
Present 2
- Kirk HastonR72
- Michael HaleR40
Not voting 4
- Dan HowellR22
- Pat MarshR62
- Ron TravisR31
- Susan LynnR57
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.