Prescribes sanctions that the Department of Education may impose when an elementary or secondary school or program is found to be in noncompliance with a discrimination prohibition.

Education

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Last action: 2025-06-06
Official status: Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2025-06-06 Senate
Chapter 111, 2025 Laws.
2025-06-06 Senate
Effective date, January 1, 2026.
2025-05-19 Senate
Governor signed.
2025-05-14 House
Speaker signed.
2025-05-13 Senate
President signed.
2025-05-12 House
Third reading. Carried by Hudson. Passed. Ayes, 35; Nays, 15--Boice, Boshart Davis, Cate, Diehl, Elmer, Harbick, Hartman, Helfrich, Levy B, Lewis, Reschke, Scharf, Skarlatos, Wright, Yunker; Excused, 6--Breese-Iverson, Edwards, Evans, Nguyen H, Osborne, Wallan; Excused for Business of the House, 3--Drazan, McIntire, Ruiz.
2025-05-08 House
Rules suspended. Carried over to May 12, 2025 Calendar.
2025-05-07 House
Rules suspended. Carried over to May 8, 2025 Calendar.
2025-05-06 House
Second reading.
2025-05-05 House
Recommendation: Do pass.
2025-04-30 House
Work Session held.
2025-04-23 House
Work Session cancelled.
2025-04-16 House
Public Hearing held.
2025-03-10 House
Referred to Education.
2025-03-06 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
2025-03-04 Senate
Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed. Ayes, 28; Nays, 2--Linthicum, Robinson.
2025-02-27 Senate
Second reading.
2025-02-26 Senate
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded. (Printed A-Eng.)
2025-02-26 Senate
Subsequent referral rescinded by order of the President.
2025-02-24 Senate
Work Session held.
2025-01-27 Senate
Public Hearing held.
2025-01-17 Senate
Referred to Education, then Ways and Means.
2025-01-13 Senate
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: Makes many changes to the powers and duties of ODE for investigations at a school or school district. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6).
Prescribes sanctions that the Department of Education may impose when an elementary or secondary school or program is found to be in noncompliance with a discrimination prohibition.
Clarifies the applicability of provisions related to abuse and sexual conduct in schools when an education provider serves only students who have not yet entered kindergarten.
Specifies that provisions related to abuse and sexual conduct in schools apply to any person who provided services as an employee, a contractor, an agent or a volunteer within two calendar years prior to when the incident of suspected sexual conduct was committed.
Eliminates certain information that must be disclosed to certain persons following the completion of an investigation involving suspected sexual conduct at a school.
Requires law enforcement to make available to the department certain information received during investigations of suspected child abuse.
[<i>Modifies standards for determining if a school district or public charter school is involved in religious activity.</i>].
Relating to: Relating to investigations by the Department of Education.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned