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2023 SESSION
HB 1909 Public elementary and secondary schools; establishment of opportunity classrooms.
Introduced by: Amanda E. Batten | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Public elementary and secondary schools; establishment of opportunity classrooms. Provides that, subject to school board or school administration approval, each local school board shall enter into an agreement to establish an opportunity classroom, or a classroom in which an alternative curriculum is offered, with a requesting party if such party represents more than 20 students and permits such local school board to enter into such an agreement if such requesting party represents fewer than 20 students. The bill provides that a "requesting party" includes (i) a public elementary or secondary school teacher or a group of such teachers in a local school division or (ii) a parent whose child attends a public elementary or secondary school or group of such parents, with the involvement of at least one teacher employed in such local school division. Finally, the bill delineates requirements for such agreements to establish opportunity classrooms relating to funding for classroom instruction and services, provision of transportation for students enrolled in an opportunity classroom, and assessments and standards of evaluation for students enrolled in an opportunity classroom. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2028.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100845D pdf | impact statement
- 02/02/23 House: Printed as engrossed 23100845D-E pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House amendments adopted
HISTORY
- 01/10/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100845D
- 01/10/23 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/26/23 House: Assigned Education sub: Early Childhood/Innovation
- 01/27/23 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 3-N)
- 01/30/23 House: Reported from Education with amendment(s) (12-Y 10-N)
- 02/01/23 House: Read first time
- 02/02/23 House: Read second time
- 02/02/23 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/02/23 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1909E
- 02/02/23 House: Printed as engrossed 23100845D-E
- 02/03/23 House: Read third time and passed House (51-Y 48-N)
- 02/03/23 House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 48-N)
- 02/06/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/06/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/13/23 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 02/16/23 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (10-Y 5-N)