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2019 SESSION
SB 1278 Public schools; increases kindergarten instructional time.
Introduced by: George L. Barker | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Public schools; kindergarten instructional time. Increases from 540 hours to 990 hours the minimum instructional hours in a school year for students in kindergarten. The bill directs the Board of Education to promulgate regulations by July 1, 2021, establishing standards for accreditation that include a requirement that the standard school day for students in kindergarten average at least 5.5 instructional hours in order to qualify for full accreditation. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2021.
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HISTORY
- 01/07/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101549D
- 01/07/19 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/23/19 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 01/31/19 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (8-Y 7-N)
- 02/01/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/19 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/04/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/19 Senate: Passed Senate (34-Y 6-N)
- 02/04/19 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/19 Senate: Passed Senate (30-Y 10-N)
- 02/06/19 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/19 House: Read first time
- 02/06/19 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/08/19 House: Assigned Education sub: Subcommittee #2
- 02/13/19 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 4-N)
- 02/13/19 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/13/19 House: Reported from Education (18-Y 4-N)
- 02/13/19 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/13/19 House: Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
- 02/19/19 House: Left in Appropriations