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SB382Introduced in the Senate

Providing for the administration of statewide assessments to virtual school students by such students' virtual schools, adding third parties who contract with school districts to the definition of special teacher, providing for special education state aid reimbursement for certain qualified teachers, authorizing nonpublic schools to permit nonaccredited private elementary or secondary school students to participate in certain activities and authorizing foreign exchange students who reside with a host family to enroll in and attend the resident school district of the host family.

Passed

Introduced by Education

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Providing for the administration of statewide assessments to virtual school students by such students' virtual schools, adding third parties who contract with school districts to the definition of special teacher, providing for special education state aid reimbursement for certain qualified teachers, authorizing nonpublic schools to permit nonaccredited private elementary or secondary school students to participate in certain activities and authorizing foreign exchange students who reside with a host family to enroll in and attend the resident school district of the host family.

Where it stands

Senate Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026

April 9, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 37 Nay: 3 · March 27, 2026

37

Yes

3

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Scott Hill70Yes
Silas Miller86Yes
Craig Bowser1Yes
Marci Francisco2Yes
Rick Kloos3Yes
David Haley4Yes
Jeff Klemp5Yes
Pat Pettey6Yes
Ethan Corson7Yes
Cindy Holscher8Yes

Bill history

  1. Senate Introduced

  2. Senate Referred to Committee on Education

  3. Senate Hearing: Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 144-S

  4. Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Education

  5. Senate Withdrawn from Calendar; Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

  6. Senate Withdrawn from Committee on Ways and Means and referred to Committee of the Whole

  7. Senate Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  8. Senate Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Thomas

  9. Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Thomas was adopted

  10. Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended

  11. Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 38 Nay: 0

  12. House Received and Introduced

  13. House Referred to Committee on Education

  14. House Hearing: Thursday, March 12, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 218-N

  15. House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Education

  16. House Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  17. House Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  18. House Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 111 Nay: 12

  19. Senate Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Senator Erickson , Senator Thomas and Senator Sykes as conferees

  20. House Conference committee report now available

  21. House Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 83 Nay: 40

  22. Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 37 Nay: 3

  23. Senate Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026

  24. Senate Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026

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