Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Ways and Means Committee on March 8, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.
2020 Regular Session
Senate Bill 1572
Establishes Task Force on High School Diploma Requirements.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
<i>Establishes subject-matter credit requirements that students must satisfy in order to receive high school diploma. Removes authority of State Board of Education to establish requirements, including Essential Learning Skills, that students must satisfy in order to receive high school diploma.</i>] <i>Directs board to develop recommendations for school district or public charter school to establish requirements for student to satisfy in order for student to receive high school diploma. Directs board to develop recommendations for process for school district or public charter school to award high school diploma to person who was previously ineligible solely due to failure to satisfy certain requirements that are no longer required for high school diploma.</i>] <i>Applies to high school diplomas awarded on or after July 1, 2021.</i>] <b>Establishes Task Force on High School Diploma Requirements. Prescribes membership and duties of task force. <b>Declares emergency, effective on passage.</b>
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Chief co-sponsor
5 co-sponsors
Ginny Burdick, Lew Frederick, Tim Knopp, James Manning Jr., Chuck Riley
In the House of Representatives
4 co-sponsors
Its course
January 27 to March 8, 2020, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action8 actions on 6 days
In the SenateJan 27 to Mar 8 · stopped41 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 27 to Feb 37 days
EducationFeb 3 to Feb 1411 days
Ways and MeansFeb 14 to Mar 8 · stopped23 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Feb 14
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the Senate Jan 27 – Mar 8
- Jan 27Filed before the session
- Feb 3Introduced
- Sent to Education
- Feb 6Heard in Education
- Feb 13Heard in Education
- Feb 14Education recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
- Sent to Ways and Means
- Mar 8Died when the session ended
All 8 actions, as published
- Jan 27Presession Released to the Public.Senate
- Feb 3Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Feb 3Referred to Education.Senate
- Feb 6Public Hearing held.Senate
- Feb 13Work Session held.Senate
- Feb 14Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
- Feb 14Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.Senate
- Mar 8In committee upon adjournment.Senate