2001 House Bill 4398

Introduced in the House

March 6, 2001

Introduced by Rep. Ron Jelinek (R-78)

To allow school districts to carry over unused “snow days” from the proceeding three years for purposes of meeting the minimum days of instruction per year required by state law. (For example, unused snow days could be “saved up” from average years to be used in a very snowy year).

Referred to the Committee on Education

Feb. 7, 2002

Passed in the House 94 to 10 (details)

Received in the Senate

Feb. 7, 2002

June 5, 2002

Substitute offered by Sen. John J. H. Schwarz (R-24)

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that also allows the Potterville School district to not make up the school days lost when a train derailment and hazardous material spill forced the schools to close for four days.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)

To allow school districts to carry over unused “snow days” from the proceeding three years for purposes of meeting the minimum days of instruction per year required by state law. (For example, unused snow days could be “saved up” from average years to be used in a very snowy year). The bill was amended to also allow the Potterville School district to not make up the school days lost when a train derailment and hazardous material spill forced the schools to close for four days in May, 2002.

Received in the House

June 5, 2002