HB 665

requiring catastrophic special education state aid funding to be drawn from the education trust fund.

relative to nondiscrimination due to disability.

relative to the academic accountability of education freedom accounts.

authorizing superintendents or their designee to allow limited use of personal laptops and tablets in schools and establishing that such use is exempted under school cell phone use policies.

establishing a commission to review draft rules related to minimum standards for public school approval and state academic standards developed by the department of education.

increasing the requirements of the education freedom savings account oversight committee and modifying the purpose of the committee.

limiting times vaccine clinics may operate at schools and requiring parents or legal guardians to be present with their child during the administration of vaccinations at such a clinic.

prohibiting school district attorneys and non-school personnel from questioning students without their parent or guardian present.

(New Title) repealing the public school identification and accommodation of gifted and talented students reporting requirement.

modifying the requirements of suicide prevention education policies in schools.

establishing the position of academic research and improvement performance data analyst in the department of education and making an appropriation therefor.

(New Title) requiring the department of education to use its 10-year school facilities plans to plan and project out building consolidation projects.

Changing certain school calendar requirements from days or months to hours

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-104-20, RELATING TO THE PALMETTO FELLOWS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, SO AS TO ADD THE CLASSIC LEARNING TEST AS AN APPROVED ASSESSMENT FOR RECEIVING SCHOLARSHIPS; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-149-50, RELATING TO THE LIFE SCHOLARSHIP, SO AS TO AMEND THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR A LIFE SCHOLARSHIP TO INCLUDE ACT AND CLT SCORES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 59-26-20, RELATING TO THE DUTIES OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, SO AS TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "TALENTED AND QUALIFIED RESIDENT"" TO INCLUDE ACT AND CLT SCORES."

An Act relating to the terms of office of municipal school board members; relating to the size of the city council in second class cities; and providing for an effective date.

An act relating to prohibiting certain artificial dyes in foods and beverages served or sold at school

Establishes the "Interscholastic Athletic Oversight Commission""

A bill for an act relating to education; establishing mental health care services for students through telehealth; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121A.