Here’s the calendar of education-related meetings at the Capitol this week. Use the Education Bill Tracker for links to bill texts and status information, and don’t forget that calendars can change as the week progresses.MONDAY
1:30 p.m. – Senate Judiciary Committee, room 356
– Senate Bill 13-009 – School board policies allowing concealed carry (fifth item)
1:30 p.m. – House Education Committee, room 0112
– House Bill 13-1005 – Pilot program in combined basic and career education
– House Bill 13-1006 – Creation of After the Bell school breakfast program
– House Bill 13-1023 – Requirement for school district academic acceleration policies
– House Bill 13-1073 – Portability of non-probationary teacher status
– House Bill 13-1056 – Pilot program of Advanced Placement incentives
TUESDAY
1:30 p.m. – House Public Health Care & Human Services Committee, room 0107
– House Bill 13-1117 – Alignment of child development programs (fourth bill)
WEDNESDAY
7:45 a.m. – Joint education committees, room 0112 (meeting continues after floor adjournment)
– Discussion of budgets and strategic plans for departments of education and higher education
1:30 p.m. – House Finance Committee, room LSB -A
– House Bill 13-1040 – Calculation of PERA retirement benefits (first bill)
THURSDAY
Upon floor adjournment – House Finance Committee, room LSB-A
– House Bill 13-1094 – Tax credit for school-related expenses (first bill)
1:30 p.m. – Senate Education Committee, room 356
– Senate Bill 13-006 – Ban on reduction of K-12 spending to expand Medicaid
– Senate Bill 13-031 – Tuition for dropout recovery program