2020 Senate Bill 804

Mandate schools hire certain music and art instructors

Introduced in the Senate

Feb. 27, 2020

Introduced by Sen. Erika Geiss (D-6)

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 and Career Readiness