HB116
School board employee grievance procedure; timing of dispute resolution.
Status:
In Senate
Latest Action:
Jan. 28, 2026
Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Chief Patron:
Jeion Ward (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. School board employee grievance procedure; timing of dispute resolution.
Requires the grievance procedure for certain school board employees to afford a timely and fair method of the resolution of disputes arising between the school board and such employees before dismissal or other disciplinary actions, excluding suspensions. Current law requires such procedure to afford a timely and fair method of ... (More) the resolution of disputes arising between the school board and such employees regarding dismissal or other disciplinary actions, excluding suspensions, but is silent on the timing of such dispute resolution. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/02/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103123D
- 01/02/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/08/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB116)
- 01/19/2026 - House: Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
- 01/19/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 01/20/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/2026 - House: Reported from Education (20-Y 2-N)
- 01/23/2026 - House: Read first time
- 01/26/2026 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/27/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (93-Y 6-N 0-A)
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
