AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM -- FOSTER CARE YOUTH ACADEMIC REPORTS
Summary
Expands foster care academic youth reports to include information regarding 504 eligibility, graduation progress and surrogate parents. The act would require implementation of additional strategies to improve performance and additional progress reports.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 27, 2026
Last action May 22, 2026
Floor votes · House May 19, 2026
How they voted
62–0
Passed · 12 other
Total votes 74
May 19, 2026
D
Democratic63
84% Yea
I
Independent1
0% Nay
R
Republican10
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 22, 2026
Committee
05/22/2026 Referred to Senate Education
upper
May 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
05/19/2026 House read and passed
lower
May 14, 2026
Legislature · Passed
05/14/2026 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 9, 2026
Committee
04/09/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 27, 2026
Introduced
03/27/2026 Introduced, referred to House Education
lower
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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