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HB68

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Title: making best interest placements within the same school district mandatory in the absence of a valid reason to deny the placement.

Sponsors: (Prime) Layon (R), Dan McGuire (R), Douglas Thomas (R), Judy Aron (R), Thibault (R), Keith Murphy (R), Ruth Ward (R), Victoria Sullivan (R)

LSR Number: 25-0053

General Status: SENATE

House:

Committee: Education Policy and Administration

Due Out: 3/20/2025

Status: PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT

Senate:

Committee: Education

Floor Date: 1/7/2026

Status: INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE

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Amendments

2025-0103h [PDF]

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Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 2 P. 4

Public Hearing: 01/27/2025 01:00 pm LOB 205-207

Executive Session: 02/03/2025 01:00 pm LOB 205-207

Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0103h 02/03/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC)

Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate

Amendment #2025-0103h: AA DV 201-160 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 36

Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0103h: MA RC 217-156 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 36

Introduced 03/20/2025 and Referred to Education; SJ 9

Hearing: 04/15/2025, Room 101, LOB, 09:15 am; SC 17

Committee Report: Rereferred to Committee, 05/01/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 19

Rereferred to Committee, MA, VV; 05/01/2025; SJ 11

Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Vote 5-0; CC; 01/07/2026; SC 46

Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 01/07/2026; SJ 1