The House Education Committee met this afternoon.
House Bill 4485 would allow education employees to donate sick leave to co-workers for maternity leave. This bill was advanced to the committee on Finance.
House Bill 4798 would allow teachers to choose to wear a “mobile alert button” for emergency situations. This bill would be called “Alyssa’s Law.” This bill was reported to the floor.
House Bill 5110 would adjust tuition and fee waivers to include senior citizens and senior metro area students by changing the eligibility age from 65 years to 60 years of age or older. This bill was reported to the committee on Finance.
House Bill 5412 would establish the Future-Ready Education Act. This would allow boards of education to enter into long-term contracts for textbooks to save money. This bill would also expand the Mountain State Digital Literacy Program. In addition, this bill would require educators to be trained in the science of reading program and expand the program to fourth and fifth-grade classrooms. This bill was reported to the committee on Finance.
House Bill 5438 would allow the Department of Education to retain up to $15 million to implement a uniform budgeting and accounting system to improve instructional programs. This bill was reported to the committee on Finance.
House Bill 4588 would require the State Treasurer to participate in the federal tax credit scholarship program.
House Bill 5478 would establish a pilot program to distribute preloaded early-learning touchpads to eligible preschool children to evaluate impacts on kindergarten readiness.
