HB 6019 Summary

• Suspends the requirement that districts provide at least 1,098 hours of pupil instruction for the 2020-2021 school year only.

• Adds language clarifying that districts are subject to forfeiture penalties only when they fail to meet minimum instruction hour and day requirements, except as otherwise provided in the section.

• Makes technical corrections to statutory language, replacing "shall" with "must" in section 10(b) and updating references to approved online professional development providers.

• Adds subsection (14) to Section 101 of the State School Aid Act to create an exception to minimum instructional hour requirements specifically for the 2020-2021 fiscal year.