AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (Allows a school district to conduct instruction through virtual education up to five (5) days when schools have been closed due to inclement weather, emergency or any nonscheduled school closings.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2021
Last action May 27, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 25, 2021
How they voted
34–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
May 25, 2021
D
Democratic31
93% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
3
May 27, 2021
Committee
05/27/2021 Referred to House Education
lower
May 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
05/25/2021 Senate read and passed
upper
May 19, 2021
Legislature · Passed
05/19/2021 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 10, 2021
Legislature · Passed
03/10/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 5, 2021
Introduced
02/05/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Roger Picard
DDemocratic
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