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2021 SESSION

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HB 1940 Students; guidelines on excused student absences, civic or political engagement.

Introduced by: Sam Rasoul | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Department of Education; guidelines on excused student absences; civic or political engagement. Provides that, subject to guidelines established by the Department of Education, each school board (i) shall permit one school day-long excused absence per school year for any middle school or high school student in the local school division who is absent from school to engage in a civic or political event and (ii) may permit additional excused absences for such students who are absent for such purposes.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/21  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100543D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/21/21  House: Floor substitute printed 21103483D-H1 (Rasoul)  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 01/11/21  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100543D
• 01/11/21  House: Referred to Committee on Education
• 01/13/21  House: Assigned Education sub: Pre-K-12
• 01/15/21  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
• 01/18/21  House: Reported from Education (17-Y 5-N)
• 01/19/21  House: Read first time
• 01/20/21  House: Passed by for the day
• 01/21/21  House: Floor substitute printed 21103483D-H1 (Rasoul)
• 01/21/21  House: Read second time
• 01/21/21  House: Substitute by Delegate Rasoul agreed to 21103483D-H1
• 01/21/21  House: Engrossed by House - floor substitute HB1940H1
• 01/22/21  House: Read third time and passed House (62-Y 37-N)
• 01/22/21  House: VOTE: Passage (62-Y 37-N)
• 01/25/21  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/25/21  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 02/05/21  Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)