2014 House Bill 5285

Exempt some schools from minimum instruction days mandate

Introduced in the House

Feb. 6, 2014

Introduced by Rep. Phil Potvin (R-102)

To revise the law that requires public schools to provide a minimum of 1,098 hours and 170 days of instruction per year, by exempting schools that had closures in the 2013-2014 school year for various reasons specified in the bill (snow days, etc.). The bill would allow shools to make up time by adding 30 minutes or more to the length of school days.

Referred to the Committee on Education