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AR HB1390
Bill
Status
2/6/2019
Primary Sponsor
Mark Lowery
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AI Summary
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Beginning with the 2020-2021 school year, Arkansas public schools must start no earlier than August 14 and no later than the third Monday of August, with the exact date determined by individual school district boards.
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Labor Day shall be observed as a mandatory school holiday in all school districts statewide.
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Public schools and open-enrollment public charter schools may transition from measuring student-teacher interaction in days to measuring in hours if they submit an approved plan to the Department of Education by July 1.
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Transition plans must address professional development requirements, alternative instruction methods, weekly instructional minutes, teacher contracts, and other relevant educational and reporting aspects.
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The Department of Education must submit an annual report by August 1 to the House Committee on Education and Senate Committee on Education listing schools approved for the day-to-hour transition.
Legislative Description
To Amend The Date On Which Public Schools Begin The School Year; And To Allow Public Schools To Transition From A Certain Amount Of Days Required During The School Year To A Certain Amount Of Hours Required During The School Year.
Last Action
Recommended for study in the Interim by Joint Interim Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE
4/9/2019