TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "ADMINISTRATOR" AS IT RELATES TO ETHICAL GUIDELINES AND PROHIBITIONS; AND TO AMEND THE RESTRICTIONS ON EMPLOYMENT SPECIFIC TO PUBLIC SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS.
HB 1640 amends the legal definition of "administrator" specifically for public school settings, affecting how ethical guidelines and employment restrictions apply to these roles. The bill clarifies which school staff members are subject to existing ethical rules and job-related prohibitions by redefining the term "administrator." This change directly impacts public school administrators who must comply with these updated ethical standards and employment restrictions. The bill focuses on precise definitional adjustments rather than creating new policies or altering program funding.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Mar 3, 2025
Signed Apr 8, 2025
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The bill text shows minor formatting and approval date changes rather than substantive policy modifications. The legislative document was updated from Act 476 to HB 1640 with a new approval date of 4/8/25, but no meaningful policy content was altered in this diff.
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Document title changed from Act 476 to HB 1640 with updated session information
Added blank lines and new approval date line (4/8/25) in the header section
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Apr 8, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1640 is now Act 476
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as passed.
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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