SB238
Public schools; increases kindergarten instructional time.
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 ... (More) for students in kindergarten average at least 5.5 instructional hours in order to qualify for full accreditation. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/02/2020 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103301D
- 01/02/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/09/2020 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (12-Y 2-N 1-A)
- 01/09/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB238)
- 01/10/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 01/13/2020 - Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/14/2020 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 6-N)
- 02/18/2020 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/18/2020 - House: Read first time
- 02/18/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/18/2020 - House: Assigned Education sub: SOL and SOQ
- 02/24/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/2020 - House: Reported from Education (18-Y 4-N)
- 02/26/2020 - House: Read second time
- 02/27/2020 - House: Read third time
- 02/27/2020 - House: Passed House (94-Y 6-N)
- 02/27/2020 - House: VOTE: Passage (94-Y 6-N)
- 03/04/2020 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/04/2020 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB238ER)
- 03/04/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB238ER)
- 03/05/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/05/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/12/2020 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/2020 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 03/31/2020 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 582 (effective - see bill)
- 03/31/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0582)
