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Title Legislation ActionID / Latest Stage
Policies related to FERPA Chap 139 (2015)
Teacher licensure; endorsement in dual language instruction pre-kindergarten through grade six Chap 391 (2018) 5420 / Final
Screening and Identification of Students for Gifted Programs - Update to the Gifted Regulations Chap 871 (2020) 5325 /
Instruction in Cultural Competency for Initial Licensure and Renewal of a License Chap 23 (2021), Chap 24 (2021) 5748 / NOIRA
Legislative mandate to establish the same requirements on restraint and seclusion for private special education day schools as those for public schools Item 138 (2021) 5915 / NOIRA
5848 /
Transfer of child care background check regulations from DSS to DOE Chap 860 (2020), Chap 861 (2020) 5879 / Proposed
Background check portability Chap 251 (2021), Chap 510 (2021) 5879 / Proposed
Mandate to standardize instructional time across grades K-12 Chap 552 (2020) 5970 /
Mandate to require that every public school conduct a lock-down drill at least once during the first 20 days of each school session Chap 26 (2021) 5946 /
Epinephrine Training and Policies Chap 122 (2023), Chap 123 (2023) 6384 / Fast-Track
6383 / Fast-Track
6381 / Fast-Track
6380 / Fast-Track
Higher educational institutions; education preparation programs, coursework, audit. Chap 757 (2022) 6667 / Fast-Track
Standards of Learning; assessments, eligibility for expedited retakes Chap 612 (2024) 6611 / Fast-Track
Public schools; fire drills, timing and frequency. Chap 432 (2024) 6611 / Fast-Track
School building evacuation plans, policies, and protocols; students with mobility impairments. Chap 194 (2024) 6611 / Fast-Track
Public schools; lock-down drills, annual requirement. Chap 26 (2021) 6611 / Fast-Track
School emergency plans; preservation of student transcripts. Chap 841 (2001) 6611 / Fast-Track