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2011 Regular Session

House Bill 961

School districts; require policies if accredited at the three lowest levels and alternate curriculum.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 1, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVING THE THREE LOWEST ACCREDITATION LEVELS AS DEFINED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADOPT CERTAIN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES REGARDING DAILY CURRICULUM, WEEKLY HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS, PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT, DRESS CODES, SCHOOL HOLIDAYS, PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES AND A SCHOOL SYLLABUS; TO REQUIRE ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS IN THOSE DISTRICTS TO ADHERE TO THE SAME POLICIES AND PROCEDURES; TO REQUIRE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO IMPLEMENT A VIDEO STREAMING PROGRAM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TO AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ALTERNATIVE CAREER-TRACK CURRICULUM BASED UPON OCCUPATIONAL PROJECTIONS IN THE STATE AND COUNTRY FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS; TO REQUIRE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ASSIST STUDENTS IN ACCESSING INFORMATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR WHICH WILL ENABLE THE STUDENTS TO MAKE CAREER CHOICES; TO REQUIRE A SCHOOL DISTRICT'S ALTERNATIVE CAREER-TRACK CURRICULUM TO SATISFY ITS GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS AND LEAD TO THE AWARDING OF A STANDARD HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

Its course

January 17 to February 1, 2011, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 days

EducationJan 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 17 – Feb 1

  1. Referred to the House committee on Education
  2. Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published