AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM
Summary
Establishes "workplace readiness week". It requires all public high schools, including charter schools, to annually observe that week by providing information to students on their rights as workers and specifies the topics that must be covered.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 5, 2024
Last action May 24, 2024
Floor votes · House May 23, 2024
How they voted
60–8
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 74
May 23, 2024
D
Democratic64
92% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican9
88% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 24, 2024
Committee
05/24/2024 Referred to Senate Education
upper
May 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
05/23/2024 House passed Sub A
lower
May 15, 2024
Legislature · Passed
05/15/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Jan 24, 2024
Committee
01/24/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 5, 2024
Introduced
01/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Education
lower
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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