Why 3/5: Establishes new operational guidelines for school boards regarding student support services, requiring public input before implementation.
This bill allows local school boards to create policies for volunteers to offer student life counseling and support services on school property after hours. Any such policy must include public hearings, criminal background checks for volunteers, and require written parental consent for minor students to participate.
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Rules suspended
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Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N 0-A)
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Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Second reading
Read second time
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Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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Rules suspended
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Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed a chamber
Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
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Summarized from the official bill text (“School boards; policies relating to volunteer student life counseling and support services.”) · Read the actual bill →
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Placed on Calendar
First reading
Read first time
Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Education
Referred to committee
Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
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Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 3-N)
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Left in Education