Sunday Talk: Stone on the 2nd Funnel Survivors in Education

HF 2278: Open Enrollment Bus Routes
Strikes requirement that districts must both agree before the receiving district school bus can enter into the resident district to pick up students.
Status: Senate Calendar

HF 2377: Advanced Dyslexia Specialist Endorsement Grant
Creates a grant program for those obtaining their Advanced Dyslexia Specialist Endorsement and appropriates $335,000.
Status: House Calendar

HF 2465: Agriculture Science Credit
Agriculture instruction allowed to meet a portion of science requirement.
Status: Senate Calendar

HF 2487: BOEE Inappropriate Relationships and Definition of Grooming Department bill that lays out different levels of inappropriate relationships as well as adds a definition of “grooming behavior.” Adds abuse of a student as an ethical violation that a district would be required to report to the BOEE. Removes 3-year statute of limitations for soliciting, encouraging, or consummating a romantic or otherwise inappropriate relationship with a student. States the BOEE shall send information on a crime being committed to law enforcement.
Status: Senate Calendar

HF 2545: School Standards Review
Directs the Department to conduct a comprehensive review of the graduation requirements, core curriculum, core content standards, and education standards. Public comment and input from stakeholders will be considered. The director shall convene committees that contain members of the GA that serve in an ex officio capacity.
Status: Senate Calendar

HF 2553: Nonpublic Extracurricular Activities
Nonpublic and public schools can agree to waive the 90 day athletic eligibility requirement if a student transfers to the nonpublic or public school. If a nonpublic school doesn’t have the sport, the student can play at the public school. The school may charge a fee. This does not impact what class the school competes in.
Status: Senate Calendar

HF 2615: Community College Information and College and Career Transition
Counselor
Requires community colleges to collect and publish info on wage, student loan payments, etc. like we do the Regent universities. Exempts the College and Career Transition Counselor from the shared operations cap.
Status: Senate Calendar

HF 2617: Fetal Development Instruction
In grades 7-12 human growth and development, prescribes specific instruction on pregnancy and fetal development.
Status: Senate Calendar

HF 2613: SSA
Sets SSA at 3%, raises categoricals at 3%, and picks up PTRP.
Status: Senate Unfinished Business

HF 2612: AEA Reform
Creates a legislative task force. Money for media, educational services, and special education services stops at the school district in 25/26 school year. Schools may use media services from AEAs in 25/26 and beyond. Schools may use educational services from AEAs in 26/27 and beyond. Schools must use special education services from AEAs in all years. Dept. in charge of professional development. Dept. has true oversight over AEA budgets and accreditation. Does not allow AEAs to receive funding for shared operations. Restructures AEA chief salaries. Incorporates the Nonpublic Special Education task force recommendations.
Status: Senate Unfinished Business

HF 2544: Social Studies Standards
Prescribes specific social studies standards by grade level with specific people, events, documents, etc. Changes civics requirement to one unit. Requires a civics literacy test in higher education. If a student doesn’t pass, must take a remedial civics course. Killed in Senate Education.

HF 2547: Chronic Absenteeism
Requires districts to create an attendance improvement plan for students who are chronically absent that involves the student, parent/guardian, and county attorney’s office. Requires schools to have a cell phone policy that restricts the use of phones during instructional time. Killed in Senate Education.

HF 2558: Higher Education Reform
Codifies the DEI reforms from the Board of Regents. Updates the Presidential search process for the Regent universities. Tuition cannot be raised by more than 3% unless the legislative council approves. Provides a plan for the closure of a private college. Directs the Regents and community colleges to work together on academic programs. Killed in Senate Education.