Legislation - HB0189

Title: Public Middle, High, and Charter Schools - Start Time for Instruction
Sponsored by: Delegate Miller
Status: In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Analysis

Synopsis

Requiring, beginning in the 2028-2029 school year, each public middle school and each public high school to begin instruction not earlier than 8 a.m. and 8:30 a.m., respectively, unless granted a waiver by the State Board of Education under certain circumstances; and requiring each county board of education and each public charter school to implement a certain public service campaign to raise awareness of sleep deprivation and later school start times.

Committees

Original:: Ways and Means

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0103

Introduced in a prior session as: HB1015 Session: 2025 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 10/30/2025 Legislative Date 10/30/2025 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/14/2026 Legislative Date 1/14/2026 Action First Reading Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Public Middle, High, and Charter Schools - Start Time for Instruction Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	10/30/2025	10/30/2025	Pre-filed
House	1/14/2026	1/14/2026	First Reading Ways and Means
			Text - First - Public Middle, High, and Charter Schools - Start Time for Instruction

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