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HF787Introduced in the House

A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the calculation of the teacher salary supplement district cost per pupil, teacher preparation requirements, out-of-state placement of certain specified students requiring special education, the duties of the department of education, and minimum teacher salaries, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 147.) Effective date: 06/06/2025, 07/01/2025.

Passed

Introduced by Education

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Official description

A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the calculation of the teacher salary supplement district cost per pupil, teacher preparation requirements, out-of-state placement of certain specified students requiring special education, the duties of the department of education, and minimum teacher salaries, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 147.) Effective date: 06/06/2025, 07/01/2025.

Where it stands

Signed by Governor. H.J. 1227.

June 6, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

HouseStage: Shall the bill pass? · May 8, 2025

83

Yes

1

No

15

Absent or Not Voting

99 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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Bill history

  1. Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 519.

  2. Passed House, yeas 96, nays 1. H.J. 715.

  3. Immediate message. H.J. 717.

  4. Message from House. S.J. 571.

  5. Read first time, attached to SF 442. S.J. 571.

  6. Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 689.

  7. Substituted for SF 442. S.J. 731.

  8. Deferred. S.J. 731.

  9. Amendment S-3080 filed. S.J. 740.

  10. Amendment S-3088 filed, ruled out of order. S.J. 744.

  11. Amendment S-3080 adopted. S.J. 744.

  12. Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. S.J. 744.

  13. Immediate message. S.J. 745.

  14. Message from Senate. H.J. 926.

  15. Senate amendment H-1224 filed. H.J. 929.

  16. House concurred in Senate amendment H-1224. H.J. 1102.

  17. Passed House, yeas 83, nays 1. H.J. 1103.

  18. Explanation of vote. H.J. 1176.

  19. Immediate message. H.J. 1110.

  20. Message from House. S.J. 948.

  21. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1224.

  22. Signed by Governor. H.J. 1227.

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