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Bills › 89th General Assembly

SF 2291Withdrawn · March 8, 2022

Relating to para-educators holding substitute authorizations and including effective date provisions

Topics:K–12 education

Same legislation: HSB 720, HF 2493

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Also covers HSB 720 and HF 2493.

What changed before it passed
Official bill pageLobbyist declarationsOne-pager to print

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 16, 2022
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 17, 2022
  3. Done: Senate committeeMarch 1, 2022
  4. Done: Passes the SenateMarch 8, 202247–0
  5. Skipped: House committeeSkipped
  6. Done: Passes the HouseMarch 2, 202299–0
  7. Done: To the GovernorJune 1, 2022
  8. Stopped: VetoedJune 17, 2022

Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary Starting in the 2021 school year, certified para-educators with special authorization can work as substitute teachers in most classrooms from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. School districts must try to hire regular substitute teachers before using para-educators for these roles. If a para-educator does substitute, the district must pay them the same amount as a regular substitute teacher.1

Read the official explanation

This bill provides that for the school year beginning July 1, 2021, a certified para-educator with a substitute authorization may substitute in any classroom in grades pre-kindergarten through 12, except a driver’s education classroom. The bill requires a school district to make a good-faith effort to employ a substitute teacher who is not a para-educator before employing a para-educator for a position pursuant to the bill. The bill requires a school district employing a para-educator as a substitute pursuant to the bill to compensate the person at the same rate as would be provided to a substitute teacher who is not a para-educator for the same work. The bill authorizes the board of educational examiners to adopt emergency rules to implement the bill. The bill takes effect upon enactment.

Changed since by amendments S-5042, H-8068; see Amendments.

Full bill text · What changed before it passed2

Senate subcommittee

Named February 17, 2022. Meeting: Wednesday, February 23 · 10:00 AM · Senate Lounge.

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Lobbying

8 for · 0 against · 1 undecided · Who →

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HSB 720Renumbered

89th General Assembly

SF 2291Didn’t advanceSenate companionHF 2493Vetoedfrom HSB 720