The House met for an evening session on the penultimate day of the 79th Legislature advancing 21 bills into completed legislative action, bringing the total number of completed bills awaiting the governor’s signature to 132.
After lengthy debate, Senate Bill 373 was advanced to third reading. The bill proposes to set a cap on the amount of money that may be awarded for the Promise Scholarship. If passed in the Senate, recipients of the scholarship would receive $4,750 or the cost of tuition, whichever amount is of lesser value.
Senate Bill 249 passed the House and, if the Senate agrees with the House’s amendments, would provide more flexibility for county school boards to meet the 180 instructional days requirement. The earliest starting week would be replaced so that students receive two full weeks of instruction before Labor day in the first week of September. The bill would also provide for additional noninstructional days to be scheduled before the instructional term begins.
The House will reconvene at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow
