HB 21-1059 CO

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If a school district, board of cooperative services, or charter school (local education provider) provides educational programming via online instruction to a student (online student), the act prohibits the local education provider from:Prohibiting the online student's parent from being in the same room while the student participates in online instruction, but the person leading the instruction may require a disruptive parent to leave the area of online instruction; Requiring an online student to use a camera while participating in online instruction if the student's technology does not allow for use of a camera; and Suspending or expelling an online student based on an item observed in the student's physical environment or the student's behavior while participating in online instruction, unless the behavior constitutes one of the statutory grounds for suspension or expulsion. The act specifies that the limitation on suspending or expelling an online student applies to suspensions and expulsions that occur on or after March 23, 2020.The act specifies that the premises, facilities, and buildings of an educational institution do not include an online student's private residence for purposes of the crime of interference with staff, faculty, or students of educational institutions.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Tim Geitner · primary
• Mary Bradfield Republican · primary
• Paul Lundeen · primary

1. May 28, 2021 Governor Signed · executive
2. May 21, 2021 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. May 19, 2021 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
4. May 19, 2021 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
5. May 7, 2021 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · lower
6. May 6, 2021 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily · lower
7. May 5, 2021 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
8. May 4, 2021 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
9. Apr 29, 2021 Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
10. Apr 22, 2021 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education · upper
11. Apr 21, 2021 House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor · lower
12. Apr 20, 2021 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee · lower
13. Apr 15, 2021 House Committee on Education Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
14. Feb 16, 2021 Introduced In House - Assigned to Education · lower

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Signed Act (05/28/2021) · PDF
• Final Act (05/19/2021) · PDF
• Rerevised (05/05/2021) · PDF
• Revised (05/04/2021) · PDF
• Reengrossed (04/21/2021) · PDF
• Engrossed (04/20/2021) · PDF
• Introduced (02/16/2021) · PDF
• PA2 (04/30/2021) · PDF
• PA1 (04/19/2021) · PDF
• Committee Amendment · PDF