SB 2265 Summary

• Changes school calendar requirements from 175 days to 962.5 hours for elementary and 1,050 hours for middle/high school students, with at least three professional development days required.

• Establishes process for superintendent to reinstate and recertify Title I teacher credentials for individuals who held valid certification as of July 1, 2018, allowing districts to advertise positions annually until filled.

• Requires school districts to provide minimum eight hours of professional development every two years on youth behavioral health topics including trauma, suicide prevention, bullying, and social-emotional learning.

• Modifies state aid baseline funding from 2012-13 school year to 2018-19 school year and implements gradual reductions to baseline funding per weighted student unit beginning 2021-22.

• Appropriates $3 million for rapid enrollment grants to districts experiencing at least 4% student growth, $800,000 for music education grants, and $200,000 for literacy intervention services.