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2013 SESSION
HB 1467 School calendar; local school boards responsible for setting opening of school year, etc.
Introduced by: Thomas A. Greason | 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 day 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. The bill contains technical amendments.
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HISTORY
- 12/28/12 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13101806D
- 12/28/12 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/11/13 House: Assigned Education sub: Teachers and Admin. Action
- 01/28/13 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 2-N)
- 01/30/13 House: Reported from Education (15-Y 6-N)
- 01/31/13 House: Read first time
- 02/01/13 House: Read second time
- 02/01/13 House: Pending question ordered
- 02/01/13 House: Engrossed by House
- 02/04/13 House: Read third time and passed House (72-Y 28-N)
- 02/04/13 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (72-Y 28-N)
- 02/05/13 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/05/13 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/14/13 Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Education and Health (5-Y 10-N)