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SB 238 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, beginning July 1, 2022. The bill directs the Board of Education to adopt regulations by July 1, 2022, 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.
FULL TEXT
- 01/02/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103301D pdf | impact statement
- 03/04/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB238ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/31/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0582) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/02/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103301D
- 01/02/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/09/20 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (12-Y 2-N 1-A)
- 01/10/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 01/13/20 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/14/20 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 6-N)
- 02/18/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/18/20 House: Read first time
- 02/18/20 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/18/20 House: Assigned Education sub: SOL and SOQ
- 02/24/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/20 House: Reported from Education (18-Y 4-N)
- 02/26/20 House: Read second time
- 02/27/20 House: Read third time
- 02/27/20 House: Passed House (94-Y 6-N)
- 02/27/20 House: VOTE: Passage (94-Y 6-N)
- 03/04/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/04/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB238ER)
- 03/05/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/05/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/12/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 03/31/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 582 (effective - see bill)
- 03/31/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0582)