Various education matters.
Summary
Provides that, upon request by certain youth membership organizations (organization), a public school shall provide, at least one time each school year, a day and time, which may be during the school day as approved by the public school, for the representative of the organization to provide information to students on school property. Requires a public school to conduct expanded criminal history checks of representatives of organizations. Requires, not later than November 1, 2022, and not later than November 1 each year thereafter, the department of education (department) to report to the general assembly information regarding the pass rate of students who took the naturalization examination and post the pass rate on its Internet web site. Establishes the high school equivalency pilot program (program) for Richmond Community Schools, MSD Washington Township Schools, and MSD Warren Township Schools. Allows a student who has completed less than 50% of the required number of credits necessary to graduate upon entering their fourth year of high school to participate in the program to earn a high school equivalency. Provides that a student who participates in the program may not be counted in a school's graduation rate. Allows a school corporation to contract with adult education providers to provide services under the program if the adult education providers meet certain requirements. Requires a participating school corporation to pay for the program from its budget or through gifts, donations, bequests, grants, and funds from any other source. Requires the school corporation to hold a public meeting to discuss the source of the funds. Provides that an eligible student enrolled in a school corporation may not be a student in an adult education center or adult high school. Requires participating school corporations to report to the general assembly concerning the program. Urges the legislative council to assign to an appropriate study committee for study during the 2020 interim the topic of whether, and in what form, the state should encourage robotics classes and clubs for students in kindergarten through grade 12. Requires that the department of workforce development ensure that the high school equivalency test is administered under certain conditions and by certain vendors. Makes conforming amendments.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Mar 3, 2020
Signed Mar 18, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2020 · House Mar 2, 2020
How they voted
40–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 41
Feb 4, 2020
D
Democratic8
87% Yea
R
Republican33
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
8
Committee
5
Amendments
3
Mar 18, 2020
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 375: yeas 81, nays 0
lower
Mar 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 376: yeas 47, nays 1
upper
Mar 11, 2020
Introduced
CCR # 1 filed in the House
lower
Mar 10, 2020
Introduced
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Amended
Senate dissented from House amendments
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Introduced
Motion to dissent filed
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Amended
Returned to the Senate with amendments
lower
Mar 2, 2020
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (74-8-10)
house
Feb 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Amendment #2 (Thompson) prevailed; Roll Call 231: yeas 62, nays 27
lower
Feb 25, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-0-1)
senate
Jan 30, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
4 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dennis Kruse
RRepublican
P
Jack Jordan
RRepublican
P
Jeff Raatz
RRepublican
P
Linda Rogers
RRepublican
Co
Sheila Klinker
DDemocratic
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