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CS/HB 1025: Student Retention

GENERAL BILL by Early Learning and Elementary Education Subcommittee ; Skidmore

Student Retention; Authorizes K-5 grade level retention for academic reasons upon request of parent or guardian for specified school year; provides requirements for such request; requires principal to have conversations with certain parties; requires certain documentation; authorizes alternatives to retention; specifies parent of guardian decisions controls; requires IEP review in certain circumstances; requires reporting of certain data to DOE.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 4/30/2021 House - Died in PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1028 (Ch. 2021-35)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/16/2021 House • Filed
2/25/2021 House • Referred to Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee
• Referred to PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Education & Employment Committee
• Now in Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee
3/2/2021 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/30/2021 House • Added to Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee agenda
4/1/2021 House • Favorable with CS by Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee
4/2/2021 House • Reported out of Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
4/5/2021 House • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
• Referred to PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Education & Employment Committee
• Now in PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
4/30/2021 House • Died in PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1028 (Ch. 2021-35)