Legislation - HB1039

Title: Education – Primary and Secondary Schools – Alternative School Options (Right to Learn Act)
Sponsored by: Delegates Fisher, Arikan, Chisholm, Grammer, M. Morgan, Nawrocki, and Szeliga
Status: In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis

Synopsis

Requiring, on or before January 1 each year, each county board of education to provide certain information to the parent or legal guardian of a student who attends a failing school; requiring that a failing school continue to be designated as a failing school until certain conditions are met; requiring that a student who is attending a failing school be provided the opportunity to attend an alternative school; establishing the Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today Program; etc.

Committees

Original:: Ways and Means

Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB1180 Session: 2025 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/09/2026 Legislative Date 2/09/2026 Action First Reading Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Education – Primary and Secondary Schools – Alternative School Options (Right to Learn Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/13/2026 Legislative Date 2/13/2026 Action Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	2/09/2026	2/09/2026	First Reading Ways and Means
			Text - First - Education – Primary and Secondary Schools – Alternative School Options (Right to Learn Act)
House	2/13/2026	2/13/2026	Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.

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