BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

SB 6209: High school success

Facilitating high school success.

Summary

  • Modifies and requires academic acceleration policies.
  • Opens dual credit courses and programs to all high school students and requires the cost of examination fees and the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT) costs to be covered for students who are eligible for free and reduced priced meals.
  • Requires school districts to use a dropout early warning and intervention data system that includes certain data to support a dropout prevention, intervention, and re-engagement system.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 6209), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 10, 2018
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mark Mullet (D-5)
Introduced
January 10, 2018 in the Senate
Last action
January 10, 2018
Companion bill
HB 2868

AN ACT Relating to facilitating high school success;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mark Mullet (D-5)

4 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.

SB 6209 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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