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SB 457 School calendar; local school boards responsible for setting and determining opening of school year.

Introduced by: David W. Marsden | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

School calendar. Makes local school boards responsible for setting the school calendar and determining the opening of the school year and eliminates the post-Labor Day opening requirement and "good cause" scenarios for which the Board of Education may grant waivers of this requirement.  This bill incorporates SB 257 and SB 456.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/12  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101696D  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/11/12  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101696D
• 01/11/12  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 01/26/12  Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)