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House Education committee rejects bill to allow limited remote 'AMI' days after five closures
Summary
HB 1370, which would have allowed school districts to use alternative methods of instruction (AMI) after five missed in-person days and to add human-caused emergencies to reasons for closure, failed in the House Education Committee after committee debate and a roll-call vote.
State Representative Julie Mayberry presented House Bill 1370 to the House Education Committee on Wednesday, proposing a limited return of alternative methods of instruction (AMI) to let school districts use remote instruction after a sequence of closures.
"First of all, I understand that our Department of Education is not a fan of this," Mayberry said. The bill, as presented, would preserve the current requirement that the first five canceled school days be made up in person, allow districts to request AMI for the next five days with Arkansas Department of Education approval, and require State Board of Education approval for plans after…
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