| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/10/2002 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 1/10/2002 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/14/2002 | Senate/received from LRGC | SINTRO | |
| 1/21/2002 | Senate/read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 1/21/2002 | Senate/to Standing Committee | SSTEDU | |
| 1/21/2002 | Senate/received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTEDU | |
| 1/23/2002 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTEDU | 9 0 1 |
| 1/24/2002 | Senate/committee report favorable | S2ND | |
| 1/25/2002 | Senate/read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 1/25/2002 | Senate/pass 2nd | S3RD | 23 0 6 |
| 1/28/2002 | Senate/read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 1/28/2002 | Senate/pass 3rd | HCLERK | 22 0 7 |
| 1/28/2002 | Senate/to House | HCLERK | |
| 1/28/2002 | House Received from Senate | HINTRO | |
| 1/29/2002 | House Read 1st Time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 1/29/2002 | House Sent to Standing Committee | HSTEDU | |
| 2/25/2002 | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | HSTEDU | |
| 2/25/2002 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTEDU | 7 0 6 |
| 2/26/2002 | House Comm Report Favorable/Amended | HSTEDU | |
| 2/26/2002 | House Read 2nd Time | HSTRUL | |
| 3/4/2002 | House Under Suspension of the Rules | HSTRUL | |
| 3/4/2002 | House Read 2nd Time | H3RDSB | |
| 3/5/2002 | House Read 3rd Time | H3RDSB | |
| 3/5/2002 | House Substituted | HSUB |