SB151
Elementary school students; water safety instruction required, guidelines.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 3, 2026
House: Referred to Committee on Education
Chief Patron:
Christie New Craig (R)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Board of Education; programs and courses of instruction; water safety instruction for elementary school students required; guidelines.
Requires the Board of Education to develop and make available to each school board by September 1, 2026, guidelines on and each school board to provide as a part of any physical or health education instruction provided to elementary school students beginning no later than the 2027-2028 school year, a ... (More) program of instruction on water safety that includes instruction on (i) awareness of water conditions, (ii) safe behaviors in and around the water, and (iii) preventing and reducing the risk of drowning and the risk of injury. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/07/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102594D
- 01/07/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/15/2026 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 01/22/2026 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB151)
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/03/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/03/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
