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2014 SESSION
HB 610 School calendar; local school boards responsible for setting and determining opening day.
Introduced by: Roxann L. Robinson | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
School calendar. Makes local school boards responsible for setting the school calendar and determining the opening date 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 also prohibits local school boards from requiring students to attend school from either (i) the Thursday immediately preceding Labor Day through Labor Day or (ii) the Friday immediately preceding Labor Day through the Tuesday immediately following Labor Day.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
School calendar. Makes local school boards responsible for setting the school calendar and determining the opening date 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 also prohibits local school boards from requiring students to attend school on Labor Day. The bill contains technical amendments.