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, Absent 2

Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Susan Estes, Rep. Kyle McNorton and Rep. Jerry Stogsdill appointed as conferees

Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Renee Erickson, Sen. Adam Thomas and Sen. Dinah Sykes

Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 111, Nay 12, Absent 2

Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

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

Received and Introduced

Referred to House Committee on Education

Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Adam Thomas

Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Adam Thomas was adopted

Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended

Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 38, Nay 0, Absent 2

Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Ways and Means and referred to Committee of the Whole

Withdrawn from Calendar; Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means

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

Referred to Senate Committee on Education

Introduced