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Committee hears bill to broaden instructional hours for secondary schools; students, advocates testify
Summary
House File 1607, sponsored by Representative Jennifer Clardy, would define hours of instruction for secondary schools to allow internships, apprenticeships and project‑based learning to count as instructional time; the committee laid the bill over after testimony from students, educators and nonprofit advocates.
The House Education Finance Committee laid over House File 1607 on March 18, 2025, after testimony that the bill would give districts flexibility to count supervised, competency‑based experiences such as internships, apprenticeships and project‑based learning toward secondary instructional hours.
Representative Jennifer Clardy, the bill’s sponsor, said the proposal ‘‘empowers districts to innovate’’ by giving clarity and optional flexibility in how hours of instruction are defined for secondary schools. Clardy emphasized the change would not be a statewide mandate but an option for districts that want to adopt different credit‑earning experiences.
Education Evolving policy director Dr. Akela Roberson testified in support and described the bill as a system‑wide opportunity to formalize flexibility first explored by innovation zones. ‘‘HF 1607…
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