SB824
School board employee grievance procedure; timing of dispute resolution.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Lamont Bagby (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
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Presented and ordered printed 26104431D
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB824)
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Blank Action
- 02/24/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/24/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/24/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/24/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/25/2026 - House: Reported from Education (19-Y 3-N)
- 02/27/2026 - House: Read second time
- 03/02/2026 - House: Read third time
- 03/02/2026 - House: Passed House (94-Y 5-N 0-A)
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB824ER)
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB824)
- 03/05/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
- 03/10/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
