Published: April 21, 2023

Monday

3 p.m.: The House Education Committee will hold a public hearing on:

  • Increasing records access for employees working with special needs students (SB 756 A).
  • Limiting the scope by which public charter schools may conduct operations in a school district that is not a sponsor (SB 767 A).
  • Increasing school facilities grants (SB 285 A).

Tuesday

8 a.m.: The Joint Ways and Means Education Subcommittee will hold a public hearing on:

  • Community college programs and funding (HB 5025).

3 p.m.: The House Higher Education Committee will hold a public hearing on:

  • Authorizing community colleges to offer bachelor of science, nursing degrees (SB 523 A).

3 p.m.: The Senate Education Committee will hold a public hearing on:

  • Collecting student data on Outdoor School (HB 3037).
  • Exempting school heath care workers from interpreter requirements (HB 2240).
  • Modifying the definition of consent for school district sexual harassment policies (HB 2280).
  • Expanding the list of who needs to be included in the social studies curriculum (HB 2905).

Wednesday

3 p.m.: The House Education Committee will hold a public hearing on:

  • Developing curricula supplements related to the dangers of certain drugs and to laws that provide protections related to drug or alcohol use. (SB 238 A).
  • Modifying the Educator Advancement Council agreement (SB 275 A).

Thursday

3 p.m.: The Senate Education Committee will hold a public hearing on:

  • Requiring school districts to designate a civil rights coordinator (HB 2281 A).
  • Preserving additional funding for small school districts that merge with one or more school districts (HB 3135).
  • Modifying pension-related hours calculations for higher education academic employees (HB 2740 A).

Friday

5 p.m.: The Joint Ways and Means Committee will hold a public hearing on:

  • The state budget at Four Rivers Cultural Center in Ontario (HB 5506).

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