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2020 SESSION

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HB 273 School boards; planning time and planning periods for elementary, middle, and high school teachers.

Introduced by: Schuyler T. VanValkenburg | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

School boards; teachers; planning time and planning periods. Requires each local school board to ensure that each elementary school teacher has an average of one 45-minute period per school day of planning time and that each middle and high school teacher is provided an average of one planning period per school day or the equivalent, which shall be at least 45 minutes or one class period, whichever is longer. The bill permits local school boards and teachers to enter into an appropriate contractual arrangement providing for compensation in lieu of such planning time or period. Under current law, public elementary school teachers are guaranteed at least an average of 30 minutes of planning time per school day during a school week.

FULL TEXT

• 12/30/19  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102061D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/03/20  House: Printed as engrossed 20102061D-E  pdf | impact statement

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 12/30/19  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102061D
• 12/30/19  House: Referred to Committee on Education
• 01/13/20  House: Assigned Education sub: Pre-K-12
• 01/27/20  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 1-N)
• 01/29/20  House: Reported from Education with amendment (21-Y 1-N)
• 01/31/20  House: Read first time
• 02/03/20  House: Read second time
• 02/03/20  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/03/20  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB273E
• 02/03/20  House: Printed as engrossed 20102061D-E
• 02/04/20  House: Read third time and passed House (91-Y 6-N)
• 02/04/20  House: VOTE: Passage (91-Y 6-N)
• 02/05/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/05/20  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 02/13/20  Senate: Reported from Education and Health (11-Y 2-N 1-A)
• 02/13/20  Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
• 02/19/20  Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/20  Senate: Read third time
• 02/21/20  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/21/20  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/21/20  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/21/20  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (29-Y 7-N)
• 02/25/20  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/25/20  House: Senate amendment rejected by House (2-Y 98-N)
• 02/25/20  House: VOTE: REJECTED (2-Y 98-N)
• 02/27/20  Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (38-Y 2-N)
• 02/27/20  Senate: Senate requested conference committee
• 02/28/20  House: House acceded to request
• 02/28/20  House: Conferees appointed by House
• 02/28/20  House: Delegates: VanValkenburg, Bourne, Robinson
• 03/02/20  Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
• 03/02/20  Senate: Senators: Stuart, Petersen, Hashmi
• 03/12/20  House: No further action taken
• 03/12/20  House: Failed to pass in House