Introduced
by
To revise provision of the school code that requires a minimum of 180 days of instruction in schools as a condition of state funding, to instead require 1,098 hours of instruction per year (which comes to 6.1 hours a day over 180 days. Also, to remove requirements for incremental yearly increases in the number of school days and hours of instruction.
Referred to the Committee on Education
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the bill pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)
To delete provisions in the Revised School Code regarding the minimum required number of hours of pupil instruction and instead require that school districts and charter schools provide at least the minimum number of hours of pupil instruction each school year required under the State School Aid Act.
Referred to the Committee on Education
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that replaces references to "minimum number of hours of pupil instruction," the bill was amended to read "minimum amount of pupil instruction".
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 106 to 0 (details)
To delete provisions in the Revised School Code regarding the minimum required number of hours of pupil instruction and instead require that school districts and charter schools provide at least the minimum amount of pupil instruction required under the State School Aid Act.
Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)
To concur with the House-passed version of the bill.
