Bills › 91st General Assembly
Modifying the earliest possible start date of the school calendar for school districts and accredited nonpublic schools
Sponsored by Rep. Dan Gehlbach (R)
Topics:K–12 education
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 15, 2025
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, 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 For the 2025-2026 school year, school districts and private schools can start their calendars a few days earlier. Instead of waiting until August 23, these schools would be allowed to begin classes as early as August 20.1
Read the official explanation
This bill modifies the earliest possible start date of the school calendar for school districts and accredited nonpublic schools during the upcoming school year. Current law provides that the school calendar for school districts and accredited nonpublic schools shall begin no sooner than August 23. The bill modifies this provision, for purposes of the school year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, to provide that the school calendar shall instead begin no sooner than August 20.
Why it matters. School districts and accredited nonpublic schools could start their school year as early as August 20 for the 2025-2026 school year. This changes the current rule that requires these schools to wait until at least August 23 to begin classes.2
Lobbying
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Tried before
This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.
- SF 2010 Modifying the earliest possible start date of the school calendar for school districts and…90th General Assembly · Subcommittee recommends passage · similarCleared committee
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