H00672021 Regular Session✓ Signed into law
Amends and adds to existing law to clarify who has the authority to close schools or limit school activities or programs for the purpose of stopping the spread of infectious disease.
EDUCATION -- Amends and adds to existing law to clarify who has the authority to close schools or limit school activities or programs for the purpose of stopping the spread of infectious disease.
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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
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ThislegislationreducesthenumberofgovernmententitieswiththeauthoritytocloseK-12schools,orotherwise limit any aspect of school programs or activities to prevent the spread of contagious or infectious disease. Duly elected school boards representing the parents in a community, including charter school boards of directors are authorized to close schools. Department of Health and Welfare, district boards of health, and cities shall not have this authority.
HOW THEY VOTED
house Chamber· Feb 11, 2021
House Third Reading
✓ Passed
65 Yea
5 Nay
Passed by 60 votes
Republican
58 yea/0 nay
Democrat
7 yea/5 nay
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YEA (65)
RAaron von EhlingerHD-006ARBarbara EhardtHD-033ARBen AdamsSD-012RBrandon MitchellHD-006BRBrent CraneHD-013ADBrooke GreenHD-018BRBruce SkaugHD-010BRCaroline TroyHD-005BRChad ChristensenHD-032BRCharlie ShepherdHD-007BRClark KauffmanHD-025BRCodi GallowaySD-015RDavid CannonHD-030ARDorothy MoonHD-008BRDoug OkuniewiczSD-003RDustin ManwaringHD-029ARFred WoodHD-027BRGary MarshallHD-030ARGayann DeMordauntHD-014BRGreg ChaneyHD-010BRGregory FerchHD-021BRHeather ScottHD-002ADIlana RubelHD-018ARJames HoltzclawHD-020BDJames RuchtiSD-029RJason MonksHD-022BRJim AddisHD-004ARJoe PalmerHD-020ADJohn GannonHD-017ADJohn McCrostieHD-016ARJohn Vander WoudeHD-022ARJon WeberHD-034ARJudy BoyleHD-009BRJulianne YoungHD-030BRJulie YamamotoHD-011ARKarey HanksHD-035ARKevin AndrusHD-035ARLance ClowHD-025ARLaurie LickleyHD-025ARLinda HartgenSD-025RMarco EricksonHD-033BRMarcus GibbsHD-032ARMatthew BundyHD-008ARMegan BlanksmaHD-008BRMike KingsleyHD-007ARMike MoyleHD-010ADMuffy DavisHD-026ARPaul AmadorHD-004BRPriscilla GiddingsHD-007ARRandall ArmstrongHD-028ARRick YoungbloodHD-012BRRod FurnissHD-031BRRon MendiveHD-005ARRonald NateHD-034BRRyan KerbyHD-009ARSage DixonHD-001BDSally TooneHD-026BRScott BedkeHD-027ARScott SymeHD-011ARSteven HarrisHD-021ARTammy NicholsSD-010RTerry GestrinHD-008ARTony WisniewskiHD-005BRVito BarbieriHD-003ARWendy HormanHD-032B
senate Chamber· Feb 25, 2021
Senate Third Reading
✓ Passed
31 Yea
3 Nay
1 absentPassed by 28 votes
Republican
27 yea/0 nay
Democrat
4 yea/3 nay
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YEA (31)
RAbby LeeSD-009RCarl CrabtreeSD-007RCharles WinderSD-020RChristy ZitoSD-008RDan JohnsonSD-006RDave LentSD-033DDavid NelsonSD-005RDoug RicksSD-034RFred MartinSD-015DGrant BurgoyneSD-016RJames RiceSD-010DJanie Ward-EngelkingSD-018RJeff AgenbroadSD-013RJim GuthrieSD-028RJim PatrickSD-025RJim WoodwardSD-001RKelly AnthonSD-027RKevin CookSD-032RLori Den HartogSD-022RMark HarrisSD-035RMary SouzaSD-004DMichelle StennettSD-026RPatti LodgeSD-011RPeter RiggsSD-003RRegina BayerSD-021RScott GrowSD-014RSteve VickSD-002RSteven BairSD-031RSteven ThaynSD-008RTodd LakeySD-023RVan BurtenshawSD-031
ABSENT / NOT VOTING (1)
LATEST ACTION
Reported Signed by Governor on March 3, 2021 Session Law Chapter 14 Effective: 03/03/2021
BILL INFO
- Session
- 2021
- Chamber
- house
- Status date
- Mar 5, 2021
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