Bills in the 2021 Regular Session, House.
Kent McCarty
Sponsored
Became law2
Early Learning Collaborative Act of 2013; revise funding and specify teaching standards.
William F. Winter and Jack Reed, Sr., Teacher Loan Repayment Program; create.
Passed the House1
School buildings; require new construction and certain renovations to include refillable water bottle stations.
In committee6
Public purchasing law; revise to provide that reverse auction shall be used by certain schools and districts.
Legislative vacancy; revise procedure to fill.
Schools; provide for mental health services providers and trauma informed training.
Keep Our Kids on Track Act of 2021; create.
MAEP; determine cost of using Average Daily Membership (ADM) in lieu of ADA with 90% threshold attendance trigger.
Instant-runoff voting; authorize for certain elections.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 5
State flag; shall be the design recommended by the Commission to Redesign the State Flag and approved in the November 2020 election.
Computer science curriculum; require State Department of Education to implement in K-12 public schools.
Dyslexia education; revise provisions for determining student eligibility for IEP or 504 Plan.
Law enforcement officers; exempt from concealed firearms permit fees and renewal fees.
Nationally certified licensed school employees; delete caps on nurses and speech pathologists and add athletic trainers for salary supplements.
Passed the House · 1
Community schools; authorize implementation under the administration of a District Innovation.
Out of committee · 2
Assistant teachers; require school districts to notify of nonreemployment within 10 days after adopting budget.
Children's Center for Communication and Development; establish special fund for the support of in providing services for certain exceptional children.
In committee · 7
School athletic trainers; provide annual salary supplement for those acquiring national certification.
Cottage food products; delete prohibition on the Internet sale of.
Law Enforcement Supplemental Pay Program; create.
Agencies; require to provide monthly report of expenditures of state and federal public funds.
Hudson's Law; create to require dissemination of information relating to trisomy conditions by State Department of Health.
Asset Forfeiture Proceeds; clarify use is for increase in participating law enforcement budget.
Online voter registration; authorize for first-time registrants.