Tuesday, March 16, 2010
House Committee Passes School Waiver Bill
KENTUCKY....
Due to heavy snows and the flu, many eastern Kentucky school districts missed more than 20 days this year. Tuesday, the House Education Committee approved House Bill 487 which would require Education Commissioner Terry Holliday to grant a school district’s request to waive up to 10 make up days, if the district has missed more than 20 days. Representative Jody Richards (D-Bowling Green) says, while the bill applies only to this school year, a more permanent solution is needed. Richards says, “Other states are going longer, and we’re cutting days.” House Bill 597, which has been sent to the committee, would allow much more flexibility for school districts to plan their calendars, including how to make up days with longer hours or more days. It is opposed by the Kentucky Education Association.
Due to heavy snows and the flu, many eastern Kentucky school districts missed more than 20 days this year. Tuesday, the House Education Committee approved House Bill 487 which would require Education Commissioner Terry Holliday to grant a school district’s request to waive up to 10 make up days, if the district has missed more than 20 days. Representative Jody Richards (D-Bowling Green) says, while the bill applies only to this school year, a more permanent solution is needed. Richards says, “Other states are going longer, and we’re cutting days.” House Bill 597, which has been sent to the committee, would allow much more flexibility for school districts to plan their calendars, including how to make up days with longer hours or more days. It is opposed by the Kentucky Education Association.
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