HB1642

To Amend the Measures Considered When Calculating a School Rating; and to Ensure a Student Is Not Counted as a Dropout for Purposes of Calculating a School-Level Graduation Rate If the Student Passes a GED Test.

Gramlich · 2025 Regular Session · Notification that HB1642 is now Act 916 · Act 916

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TO AMEND THE MEASURES CONSIDERED WHEN CALCULATING A SCHOOL RATING; AND TO ENSURE A STUDENT IS NOT COUNTED AS A DROPOUT FOR PURPOSES OF CALCULATING A SCHOOL-LEVEL GRADUATION RATE IF THE STUDENT PASSES A GED TEST.

Said about this bill

20 mentions · 11 meetings · 10 named speakers

House Convenes

April 15, 2025 · on the agenda

Matched: “HB1642 #1 Gramlich TO AMEND THE MEASURES CONSIDERED WHEN CALCULATI…”

...and one present you've concurred in Senate amendment number one to House bill 1484 representative Zack Gramlich recommends that we concur in Senate amendment number one to House bill 1642 madam clerk please read Senate amendment number one.

Chair · 1:23:58 in the video

in Senate Amendment number 1 to House Bill 1642. Madam Clerk, please read Senate Amendment

Representative Zack Gramlich · 1:24:36 in the video

number 1. Amendment, the House Bill 1642. Representative

Chair (Representative Zack Gramlich) · 1:24:41 in the video

Senate Amendment number one to House Bill 1642.

Chair · 1:25:00 in the video

House is concurrent. Senate Amendment number 1 to House Bill 1642. Prepare the machine, madam clerk. So everyone voted. So everyone voted.

Chair · 1:25:23 in the video

to House Bill 1642. Representative Rick Beck

1:25:40 in the video

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HB1642 #1 Gramlich TO AMEND THE MEASURES CONSIDERED WHEN CALCULATING A SCHOOL RATING; AND TO ENSURE A STUDENT IS NOT COUNTED AS A DROPOUT FOR PURPOSES OF CALCULATING A SCHOOL-LEVEL GRADUATION RATE IF THE STUDENT PASSES A GED TEST.

Education Committee- House

April 14, 2025 · Education Committee (House) · on the agenda

Matched: “HB1642 Gramlich TO AMEND THE MEASURES CONSIDERED WHEN CALCULATING…”

We have a motion to concur in the Senate Amendment for House Bill 1484. All in favor say aye. All opposed. Congratulations, you've concurred the amendment. And now I believe the final one would be House Bill 1642. Yes,

Representative Keith Brooks · 7:39 in the video

...am is closed. We have a motion on the table of concurrence and an amendment for House Bill 1642. Is there a discussion on that motion? Seeing no discussion, all in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed, congratulations. You've been congruent on t...

Representative Keith Brooks · 8:09 in the video

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HB1642 Gramlich TO AMEND THE MEASURES CONSIDERED WHEN CALCULATING A SCHOOL RATING; AND TO ENSURE A STUDENT IS NOT COUNTED AS A DROPOUT FOR PURPOSES OF CALCULATING A SCHOOL-LEVEL GRADUATION RATE IF THE STUDENT PASSES A GED TEST.

House Education Committee

April 10, 2025 · on the agenda

Matched: “HB1642 Gramlich TO AMEND THE MEASURES CONSIDERED WHEN CALCULATING…”

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HB1642 Gramlich TO AMEND THE MEASURES CONSIDERED WHEN CALCULATING A SCHOOL RATING; AND TO ENSURE A STUDENT IS NOT COUNTED AS A DROPOUT FOR PURPOSES OF CALCULATING A SCHOOL-LEVEL GRADUATION RATE IF THE STUDENT PASSES A GED TEST.

Senate Convenes

April 9, 2025 · on the agenda

Matched: “HB1642 Motion to withdrawal for purpose of amendment.”

Recommend do pass. Calendar. Committee on Education to whom was referred to House Bill 1642 by Representative Gramlin. Recommend do pass as amended number one. Calendar. Committee on Education who was referred to House Bill 1646 by Represen...

Chair (Senator Bart Hester) · 10:17 in the video

that had amendments on them. There are House bills, House Bill 1642. I'd like to make a motion to suspend the rules to adopt the amendment that we had in committee this

Senator Jim Dotson · 21:25 in the video

for House Bill 1642 that came out of committee this morning and needs

Senator Jim Dotson · 32:16 in the video

Calendar. Committee on engrossed bills to whom is for House Bill 1642 by Senator Ford, compare the engrossed, copy of the original, find the same correctly engrossed.

Chair (Senator Bart Hester) · 2:19:05 in the video

Okay, now we're going to go to House Bill 1642

Chair (Senator Jimmy Hickey, Jr) · 9:07:00 in the video

by Senator Boyd. House Bill 1642 by Senator Boyd to amend the measures considered when calculating a school rating

Chair (Senator Bart Hester) · 9:07:06 in the video

Okay. Please cast up the ballot. With 35 yeas, 0 nays. House Bill 1642 is passed. Please return to the House as amended.

Chair (Senator Jimmy Hickey, Jr) · 9:08:49 in the video

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Education Committee - Senate

April 9, 2025 · Education Committee - Senate & House Meeting Jointly with Advanced Communications & Information · on the agenda

Matched: “HB1642 Gramlich TO AMEND THE MEASURES CONSIDERED WHEN CALCULATING…”

Representative Zach Amarok, District 50, Fort Smith. This amendment for House Bill 1642 came from the department. It's very similar to language we found in the first bill I presented, switching a graduation rate to five-year graduation rate...

3:48:46 in the video

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HB1642 Gramlich TO AMEND THE MEASURES CONSIDERED WHEN CALCULATING A SCHOOL RATING; AND TO ENSURE A STUDENT IS NOT COUNTED AS A DROPOUT FOR PURPOSES OF CALCULATING A SCHOOL-LEVEL GRADUATION RATE IF THE STUDENT PASSES A GED TEST.

House Convenes

April 7, 2025 · on the agenda

Matched: “HB1642 Gramlich TO AMEND THE MEASURES CONSIDERED WHEN CALCULATING…”

the ballot. The vote of 91 yeas, 2 nays, and 1 present. The bill is passed. Madam Clerk, please read House Bill 1642. House Bill

Chair (Representative Brian S. Evans) · 3:42:47 in the video

against the bill for the bill representative Gramlich is closed for the bill question before the house is the passage of House Bill 1642 prepare the machine madam

Representative Brian S. Evans · 3:43:38 in the video

of House Bill 1642. Prepare the machine, Madam clerk. So everyone voted, so everyone voted. Cast up the ballot. With a vote of 92, 0, nay, and 3 present. The bill is passed. Madam Clerk, please read House

Chair (Representative Brian S. Evans) · 3:43:57 in the video

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