Providing for the administration of statewide assessments to virtual school students by such students' virtual schools, adding third parties who contract with school districts to the definition of special teacher, providing for special education state aid reimbursement for certain qualified teachers, authorizing nonpublic schools to permit nonaccredited private elementary or secondary school students to participate in certain activities and authorizing foreign exchange students who reside with a host family to enroll in and attend the resident school district of the host family.

Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026

Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026

Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 37 Nay: 3

Conference committee report now available

Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 83 Nay: 40

Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed

Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 111 Nay: 12

Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

Committee of the Whole - Now working on

Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Education

Referred to Committee on Education

Received and Introduced

Hearing: Thursday, March 12, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 218-N

Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Thomas

Committee of the Whole - Now working on

Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 38 Nay: 0

Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Thomas was adopted

Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended

Withdrawn from Committee on Ways and Means and referred to Committee of the Whole

Withdrawn from Calendar; Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Education

Hearing: Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 144-S

Referred to Committee on Education

Introduced