2017 House Bill 4349

Mandate schools hire certain music and art instructors

Introduced in the House

March 14, 2017

Introduced by Rep. Erika Geiss (D-12)

To require that public schools provide children in grades K-5 with 90 minutes of music instruction and 90 minutes of art a week, taught by instructors who have particular academic credentials specified in the bill. Also, to impose a quota of one music instructor for every 400 children in a school, and one art instructor for every 650 children.

Referred to the Committee on Education Reform