HB454 Summary

• Removes temporary academic school calendar parameters that were established for the 2013-2014 school year under the Flexible School Calendar Act of 2012.

• Allows local boards of education to provide the required 180 full instructional days based on an hourly equivalent of no less than 1080 instructional hours, giving them greater flexibility in calendar design.

• Permits local boards to adjust school calendars by extending hours of instructional time on specified days rather than being limited to specific start and end dates.

• Prohibits local boards from reducing employee salary schedules or compensation based on calendar or schedule modifications made under this amendment.

• Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and gubernatorial approval.