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House Education Committee reconsiders Senate Bill 114, removes 5‑unit amendment and advances bill
Summary
The House Education Committee voted to remove an amendment that would have required students to pass five units during a prior semester and then recommended Senate Bill 114 favorably as amended after brief debate and a recorded request by several members to be noted.
At a House Education Committee meeting in Topeka, members voted to reconsider prior committee changes to Senate Bill 114, strike a recently adopted amendment that required students to demonstrate academic progress by passing at least five units in the semester before participation, and then recommended SB 114 favorably for passage as amended.
The action came after Chairwoman Estes said the committee had “done something that we shouldn't have done,” referring to earlier language that the chair said could be construed as an improper delegation of the committee's authority. Committee staff member Jason explained that the motion under consideration would remove…
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