Education matters. Requires the department of education to grant an initial practitioner license to an individual who: (1) holds a bachelor's degree with a major in any combination of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics; (2) successfully completes a total of at least nine academic credits regarding certain instruction in teaching; and (3) meets other specified requirements. Requires a principal to allow a student who is enrolled in a public secondary school to receive religious instruction for a period or periods that do not exceed the amount of time that is equivalent to attending one elective course at the public secondary school during the week. (Current law provides for a period or periods of not more than 120 minutes in total in any week.) Changes certain requirements regarding the reporting of a bullying "incident" to the reporting of a bullying "investigation". Requires discipline rules to include a provision to make a reasonable attempt to notify both the parent of a targeted student and the parent of an alleged perpetrator that the school is investigating a possible incident of bullying before the end of the calendar day on which the school is made aware of the possible incident of bullying.
| Authored by Senator Deery |
| 2025-01-28 | Senate | Senate - Third reading | PASS |
| Title | Description | Date | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note #3: Senate Comm Sub | 2025-01-28 | Click To View |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note #2: Senate Comm Sub | 2025-01-27 | Click To View |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note #1: Senate Comm Sub | 2025-01-23 | Click To View |
| Committee Report | Senate Committee Report | 2025-01-23 | Click To View |
| Vote Sheet | Vote Sheet January 22, 2025 | 2025-01-22 | Click To View |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note #1: Introduced | 2025-01-10 | Click To View |
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-03 | House | First reading: referred to Committee on Education |
| 2025-01-29 | Senate | Referred to the House |
| 2025-01-28 | Senate | Senator Yoder added as coauthor |
| 2025-01-28 | Senate | Cosponsor: Representative Culp |
| 2025-01-28 | Senate | House sponsor: Representative Davis |
| 2025-01-28 | Senate | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 30: yeas 49, nays 0 |
| 2025-01-27 | Senate | Second reading: ordered engrossed |
| 2025-01-23 | Senate | Committee report: do pass, adopted |
| 2025-01-21 | Senate | Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor |
| 2025-01-16 | Senate | Senator Johnson T added as third author |
| 2025-01-16 | Senate | Senator Rogers added as second author |
| 2025-01-13 | Senate | First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development |
| 2025-01-13 | Senate | Authored by Senator Deery |