HB 4575 and HB 4574, which provides assistance to County School Districts who are in financial distress, encountered a slower pace when they crossed the rotunda to the Senate. While Majority Leader and 1st District Delegate Pat McGeehan was successful in getting the Constitutional rule requiring a bill be read on 3 separate days suspended and passed out of the House of Delegates in one day, both bills were given no special consideration in the Senate.
HB 4575, which deals with the financial aspect of the rescue, was single referenced to the Finance Committee in the Senate while HB 4574 which details the eligibility for the rescue program; payback of loan; and other criteria was referenced first to the Committee on Education and then to the Committee on Finance.
