Bill Summary for S 37 (2021-2022)
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AN ACT TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO IN-PERSON LEARNING FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH TWELVE.Intro. by Ballard, Lee, Hise.
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House committee substitute amends the 2nd edition as follows.
Concerning the proposed mandate that all local school administrative units provide the option of in-person instruction to K-12 students for the remainder of the 2020-21 school year, adds the following mandates regarding reasonable work accommodations for classroom teachers. Requires local boards to provide reasonable accommodations to classroom teachers who provide documentation from a licensed physician, licensed physician's assistant, or licensed nurse practitioner that the teacher, or a minor for whom the teacher is the direct caretaker, has an underlying condition that the CDC has identified as increasing the risk for developing severe illness from COVID-19, specifically identifying a remote work option as a reasonable accommodation. Additionally, authorizes local boards to provide reasonable accommodations to classroom teachers meeting the same description when the underlying condition has been identified by the CDC as possibly increasing the risk for developing severe illness from COVID-19. Makes technical, conforming changes.