LANG-BOLAND AND GILES. New Act Creates the Voting by Minors Act. Requires the State Board of Elections and State Board of Education to jointly develop a program under which kindergarten through 12th grade students in participating school districts located in participating counties vote in a simulated election conducted at actual polling places in conjunction with the 2002 general election. Provides that implementation of the program shall be accomplished with volunteers and private funding. Requires the State Board of Elections and State Board of Education to develop an educational component of the program to be offered to the schools of participating districts and to adopt rules preparatory to the program's implementation. Specifies reporting and timetable requirements. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (State Board of Elections) HB71 would have minimal fiscal impact on the operations of the State Board of Elections. Any cost to implement the pro- visions of HB71, as introduced, can be absorbed within the regular operating budget. DEC-08-2000 H PREFILED WITH CLERK JAN-10-2001 H FIRST READING JAN-10-2001 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES JAN-31-2001 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ELEC CAMP REF FEB-07-2001 H FISCAL NOTE FILED FEB-07-2001 H COMMITTEE ELEC CAMP REF FEB-07-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR BOLAND FEB-22-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GILES MAR-07-2001 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 010-000-000 HECR MAR-07-2001 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-08-2001 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-08-2001 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE APR-06-2001 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL JAN-07-2003 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary