SB1005
School calendar; opening day of the school year.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. School calendar; opening day of the school year.
Requires each local school board to set the school calendar so that the first day students are required to attend school is no earlier than 14 days before Labor Day unless the Board of Education waives such requirement for good cause. Under current law, each local school board is required ... (More) to set the school calendar so that the first day students are required to attend school is after Labor Day unless the Board of Education waives such requirement for good cause. The bill provides that in each school division in which the school board sets the school calendar so that the first day students are required to attend school is before Labor Day, such school board shall close each school in the school division from the Friday immediately preceding Labor Day through Labor Day. The bill exempts from certain requirements certain school boards that were previously granted good cause waivers by the Board of Education. This bill is identical to HB 1652. (Less)-
Bill History
- 07/16/2018 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100072D
- 07/16/2018 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/14/2019 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1005)
- 01/31/2019 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (11-Y 3-N 1-A)
- 01/31/2019 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 19106259D-S1
- 01/31/2019 - Senate: Incorporates SB1074 (Howell)
- 01/31/2019 - Senate: Incorporates SB1113 (Favola)
- 02/01/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/2019 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1005S1)
- 02/04/2019 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/04/2019 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/04/2019 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 19106259D-S1
- 02/04/2019 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1005S1
- 02/04/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/2019 - Senate: Passed Senate (26-Y 14-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/06/2019 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/2019 - House: Read first time
- 02/06/2019 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/11/2019 - House: Reported from Education with substitute (16-Y 6-N)
- 02/11/2019 - House: Committee substitute printed 19106643D-H1
- 02/12/2019 - House: Read second time
- 02/13/2019 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1005H1)
- 02/13/2019 - House: Passed by for the day
- 02/14/2019 - House: Read third time
- 02/14/2019 - House: Committee substitute rejected 19106643D-H1
- 02/14/2019 - House: Passed House (80-Y 17-N)
- 02/14/2019 - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (80-Y 17-N)
- 02/20/2019 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/20/2019 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1005ER)
- 02/20/2019 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/20/2019 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/21/2019 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1005ER)
- 02/27/2019 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 27, 2019
- 02/27/2019 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 03/18/2019 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 570 (effective 7/1/19)
- 03/18/2019 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0570)
