HF4542 - Education Omnibus Bill Summary

• Modifies transportation definitions to extend parenting pupil program eligibility from January 1, 2018 to July 1, 2020 or later.

• Allows 21-22 year old English learners with interrupted formal education to participate in graduation incentives and concurrent enrollment programs for fiscal years 2020-2021.

• Provides COVID-19 relief provisions including employee compensation requirements during distance learning periods (March 18 - May 4, 2020), probationary teacher service waivers, and truancy protections.

• Grants commissioner of education emergency waiver authority for instructional days/hours, credit requirements, and statewide assessments for 2019-2020 school year; allows temporary teaching licenses for exam deferrals.

• Adjusts fiscal year 2020-2021 education funding formulas for special education, school meals, career/technical education, and other programs to mitigate COVID-19 disruptions; reallocates remaining food service funds to summer programs.