TO AMEND THE MEASURES CONSIDERED WHEN CALCULATING A SCHOOL RATING; AND TO ENSURE A STUDENT IS NOT COUNTED AS A DROPOUT FOR PURPOSES OF CALCULATING A SCHOOL-LEVEL GRADUATION RATE IF THE STUDENT PASSES A GED TEST.
HB 1642 amends the criteria used to calculate a school's overall rating. It also specifies that a student who passes a GED test will not be counted as a dropout for the purpose of calculating a school's five-year graduation rate. These changes directly affect how public schools are evaluated and how student outcomes contribute to those evaluations.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Mar 3, 2025
Signed Apr 21, 2025
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MINOR
The bill text shows minor formatting and date changes, with one substantive modification to the graduation rate calculation definition. The most significant change removes the Act 916 reference and updates the approval date from April 21, 2025 to reflect the current legislative session. Additionally, the language regarding student dropout counting in graduation rate calculations was slightly reformatted but maintains the same meaning.
Scope change
No substantive scope changes; the bill remains focused on school accountability measures including graduation rates and student assessments.
TECHNICAL
Removed reference to 'Act 916 of the Regular Session' from the document header, indicating this is now a standalone bill rather than an amendment to previous legislation.
Updated the approval date from 4/21/25 to blank space, likely to be filled during final passage or to reflect current legislative session timing.
DEFINITION
Reformatted the dropout exclusion language in graduation rate calculations without changing the substantive meaning; students still cannot be counted as dropouts when calculating five-year graduation rates.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Apr 21, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1642 is now Act 916
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as passed as amended # 1 .
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Introduced
Filed
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2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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