IN SB0171 | 2011 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-02-03 - Third reading: failed for lack of constitutional majority; Roll Call 73: yeas 23 and nays 25
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

Prohibits public schools from beginning student instructional days for the school year before the Tuesday after the first Monday in September (Labor Day) and from ending after June 10 of the following year, beginning with the 2013-2014 school year. Provides that a governing body may establish a beginning date before Labor Day or an end date for a school year that is later than June 10 for year-round schools, schools with balanced calendars, schools that coordinate calendars with a postsecondary educational institution, and schools that coordinate calendars with a large employer in the school corporation following public hearings and a majority vote of the governing body. Provides that a governing body may establish an end date for a school year that is later than June 10 for any school following public hearings and a majority vote of the governing body. Makes the change effective for collective bargaining agreements and contracts negotiated after June 30, 2013.

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Title

School start date and calendar.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2011-02-03 - Senate - Senate - Third reading: failed for lack of constitutional majority (Y: 23 N: 25 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [FAIL]

History

DateChamberAction
2011-02-03 Third reading: failed for lack of constitutional majority; Roll Call 73: yeas 23 and nays 25
2011-01-25 Amendment 1 (Delph), prevailed;
2011-01-25 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2011-01-20 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2011-01-13 Senator Mrvan added as coauthor
2011-01-05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
2011-01-05 Authored by Senators Delph, Kruse and Schneider

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Bill Comments

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