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ND SB2220

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/13/2017

Primary Sponsor

Janne Myrdal

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Origin

Senate

65th Legislative Assembly

AI Summary

  • Transfers authority to waive rescheduling of weather-related and emergency school closures from the governor to school district boards.

  • Requires school districts to include makeup days in their calendar equal to the average number of closure days over the previous five school years, with these days included no earlier than January.

  • Allows school districts experiencing undue hardship from rescheduling to request a waiver and must notify the superintendent of public instruction of the number of days not rescheduled and reasons for inability to reschedule.

  • Prohibits waivers for less than a full day of instruction, but allows partial daily closures to be combined to calculate additional full days that may be waived.

Legislative Description

The authority to waive rescheduling of make up days for weather-related school closures.

Last Action

Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 10 nays 36

1/31/2017

Committee Referrals

Education1/13/2017

Full Bill Text

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