EDUCATION – Amends and adds to existing law to provide for alternative authorization for administrators and to authorize the use of funds for related mentoring.

Reported Signed by Governor on March 31, 2026 Session Law Chapter 254 Effective: 03/31/2026

Delivered to Governor at 12:31 p.m. on March 30, 2026

Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor

Signed by President; returned to House

Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker

Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate

Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling

Read third time in full – PASSED - 30-5-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – Rabe, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Ward-Engelking, WintrowAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - CarlsonTitle apvd - to House

Read second time; filed for Third Reading

Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading

Introduced, read first time; referred to: Education

Received from the House passed; filed for first reading

Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 58-9-3AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Galaviz, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill(Brown), Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, McCann, Mendive, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Church, Egbert, Gannon, Green, Haws(Woller), Mathias, Nelsen, RubelAbsent – Crane(13), Furniss, MickelsenFloor Sponsor - HawkinsTitle apvd - to Senate

U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, March 2, 2026

Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading

Reported Printed and Referred to Education

Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing