SB 856 – Requires the State Board of Education to classify the public schools of the state as either unaccredited, provisionally accredited, accredited, or accredited with distinction

• Sponsor: Emery
• LR Number: 5976S.01I
• Committee: Education
• Last Action: 2/27/2014 - Second Read and Referred S Education Committee
• Journal Page: S436
• Effective Date: August 28, 2014

Current Bill Summary

SB 856 - When the State Board of Education assigns classification designations to school districts, it must use one of the following designations: unaccredited, provisionally accredited, accredited, and accredited with distinction.

This act is identical to HB 1856 (2014), is identical to a provision contained in SB 993 (2014) and is substantially similar to a provision contained in CCS/HCS/SCS/SBs 493, 485, 495, 516, 534, 545, 595, 616 & 624 (2014).

MICHAEL RUFF