Legislation - HB1015

Title: Public Middle, High, and Charter Schools - Start Time for Instruction
Sponsored by: Delegates Miller, Alston, Arentz, Boafo, Buckel, Fair, Hornberger, Hutchinson, T. Morgan, Nkongolo, Otto, Pippy, Roberson, Schmidt, Valentine, Vogel, and Wims
Status: In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Analysis

Synopsis

Requiring, beginning in the 2027-2028 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 on sleep deprivation and later school start times.

Committees

Original:: Ways and Means

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0468

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2025

Bill imposes a local government mandate, which is a directive in a bill requiring a local government unit to perform a task or assume a responsibility that has a discernible fiscal impact on the local government unit

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/03/2025 Legislative Date 2/03/2025 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	Proceedings
House	2/03/2025	2/03/2025	First Reading Ways and Means
			Text - First - Public Middle, High, and Charter Schools - Start Time for Instruction

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