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Board legislative liaison lists pending state bills affecting schools
Summary
Board member and legislative liaison Matt Slaven summarized several state bills the board is tracking, including proposals on student substance-use instruction, academic intervention, classroom displays of historical documents, and changes to the College Credit Plus and third-grade reading laws.
During his legislative update at the April 14 meeting, Board Member Matt Slaven listed several pending state bills and briefly described their subject matter. Items he noted included Senate Bill 7 (student instruction on harmful effects of substance use), Senate Bill 19 (academic intervention services and mathematics improvement plans), Senate Bill 34 (requirement to display a designated historical document in classrooms), and Senate Bill 127 (revising requirements for closing or taking action on poor-performing public schools). He also named House Bill 62 (College Credit Plus enhancements), House Bill 114 (kindergarten age requirements), House Bill 117 (eliminate retention under the Third Grade Reading Guarantee), and House Bill 119 (Graduation Readiness and Development Act).
Mr. Slaven presented the list as informational; the minutes indicate the board received the update and did not take action on any of the bills at the meeting. The board will continue to monitor the legislative items and Mr. Slaven said he would keep the board apprised of developments.
