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HB2453 • 2025

Removes the requirement that an educational equity advisory committee must advise a school district board.

Removes the requirement that an educational equity advisory committee must advise a school district board.

Education
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Neron
Last action
2025-07-07
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2025-07-07 House

    Chapter 348, (2025 Laws): Effective date June 20, 2025.

  2. 2025-06-20 House

    Governor signed.

  3. 2025-06-12 House

    Speaker signed.

  4. 2025-06-12 Senate

    President signed.

  5. 2025-06-10 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Neron Misslin. Passed. Ayes, 18; Nays, 11--Anderson, Bonham, Girod, Hayden, Linthicum, McLane, Nash, Robinson, Smith DB, Thatcher, Weber; Excused, 1--Starr.

  6. 2025-06-09 Senate

    Carried over to 06-10 by unanimous consent.

  7. 2025-06-05 Senate

    Carried over to 06-09 by unanimous consent.

  8. 2025-06-04 Senate

    Carried over to 06-05 by unanimous consent.

  9. 2025-06-03 Senate

    Carried over to 06-04 by unanimous consent.

  10. 2025-06-02 Senate

    Carried over to 06-03 by unanimous consent.

  11. 2025-05-29 Senate

    Carried over to 06-02 by unanimous consent.

  12. 2025-05-28 Senate

    Carried over to 05-29 by unanimous consent.

  13. 2025-05-27 Senate

    Carried over to 05-28 by unanimous consent.

  14. 2025-05-23 Senate

    Carried over to 05-27 by unanimous consent.

  15. 2025-05-22 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.

  16. 2025-05-22 Senate

    Second reading.

  17. 2025-05-19 Senate

    Work Session held.

  18. 2025-05-05 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  19. 2025-04-21 Senate

    Referred to Education.

  20. 2025-04-16 Senate

    First reading. Referred to President's desk.

  21. 2025-04-15 House

    Third reading. Carried by McIntire. Passed. Ayes, 39; Nays, 14--Boice, Boshart Davis, Diehl, Drazan, Edwards, Elmer, Harbick, Helfrich, Lewis, Osborne, Reschke, Scharf, Skarlatos, Yunker; Excused, 3--Cate, Nguyen H, Walters; Excused for Business of the House, 4--Breese-Iverson, Helm, Sanchez, Wallan.

  22. 2025-04-14 House

    Second reading.

  23. 2025-04-11 House

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.

  24. 2025-04-09 House

    Work Session held.

  25. 2025-04-07 House

    Public Hearing held.

  26. 2025-01-17 House

    Referred to Education.

  27. 2025-01-13 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: Limits the duties of an equity committee that serves a school district. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7).</b>
[<i>Digest: Directs ODE to study the state of education in this state. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.6).</i>]
[<i>Requires the Department of Education to study the adequacy of public education in this state. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to education not later than September 15, 2026.</i>]
<b>Removes the requirement that an educational equity advisory committee must advise a school district board.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.</b>
Relating to: Relating to education; and declaring an emergency.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned