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SB1109 • 2025

Requires specified boards of educational institutions to video record their governing meetings.

Requires specified boards of educational institutions to video record their governing meetings.

Education
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Senator Frederick,, Wagner, Representative McIntire
Last action
2025-06-06
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-06 Senate

    Chapter 244, 2025 Laws.

  2. 2025-06-06 Senate

    Effective date, May 28, 2025.

  3. 2025-05-28 Senate

    Governor signed.

  4. 2025-05-22 House

    Speaker signed.

  5. 2025-05-21 Senate

    President signed.

  6. 2025-05-20 House

    Third reading. Carried by Javadi. Passed. Ayes, 38; Nays, 10--Boice, Boshart Davis, Cate, Diehl, Edwards, Harbick, Lewis, Osborne, Owens, Skarlatos; Excused, 6--Breese-Iverson, Drazan, McIntire, Nguyen H, Smith G, Wallan; Excused for Business of the House, 5--Elmer, Hartman, Reschke, Scharf, Yunker.

  7. 2025-05-19 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to May 20, 2025 Calendar.

  8. 2025-05-15 House

    Second reading.

  9. 2025-05-14 House

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  10. 2025-05-12 House

    Work Session held.

  11. 2025-05-07 House

    Work Session cancelled.

  12. 2025-05-05 House

    Public Hearing held.

  13. 2025-04-16 House

    Referred to Education.

  14. 2025-04-15 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by President Wagner. Passed. Ayes, 25; Nays, 4--Bonham, Hayden, Linthicum, Thatcher; Excused, 1--Woods.

  15. 2025-04-15 Senate

    Robinson granted unanimous consent to change vote from nay to aye.

  16. 2025-04-15 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

  17. 2025-04-14 Senate

    Second reading.

  18. 2025-04-11 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded. (Printed A-Eng.)

  19. 2025-04-11 Senate

    Subsequent referral rescinded by order of the President.

  20. 2025-04-07 Senate

    Work Session held.

  21. 2025-04-02 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  22. 2025-03-03 Senate

    Referred to Education, then Ways and Means.

  23. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: The Act requires boards of schools and higher education to video record their meetings. The Act permits audio recording and posting in certain cases. The Act applies to meetings on or after 1/1/2025. The Act takes effect when signed. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.2).</b>
[<i>Digest: Tells ODE to do an audit of the tests given to kindergarteners. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7).</i>]
[<i>Requires the Department of Education to conduct an audit of assessments administered to kindergarteners in public schools. 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>Requires specified boards of educational institutions to video record their governing meetings. Permits a board to post audio recordings of board governing meetings if the educational institution lacks broadband Internet access.
Applies to board meetings occurring on or after January 1, 2025.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.</b>
Relating to: Relating to education; and declaring an emergency.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned