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2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 1371

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A JUST CAUSE STANDARD FOR TEACHER CONTRACT TERMINATIONS AND REQUIRING CONTRACT TERMINATION HEARINGS FOR TEACHERS THAT HAVE ATTAINED TENURE BE BEFORE A NEUTRAL HEARING OFFICER.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on May 22, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To (1) add a just cause standard for certain teacher contract terminations, and (2) make the decision of a neutral hearing officer in teacher contract termination hearings binding on the parties.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

3 co-sponsors

Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox, Gary A. Winfield, John A. Kissel

In the House of Representatives

    45 co-sponsors

    Tom Delnicki, Kaitlyn Shake, Nick Gauthier, Laurie Sweet, Nicholas Menapace, Steven Winter, Anne M. Hughes, Kara Rochelle, Rebecca Martinez, Josh Elliott, Marcus Brown, William Heffernan, Aundre Bumgardner, Frank Smith, Jonathan Jacobson, Kenneth Gucker, Jane M. Garibay, Bobby G. Gibson Jr., Daniel Gaiewski, Christopher Poulos, Kevin Brown, Ronald A. Napoli Jr., John Santanella, Hubert D. Delany, Greg S. Howard, Geraldo C. Reyes Jr., Gary A. Turco Jr., Corey P. Paris, Rep. 025A, Patrick Biggins, Mary Fortier, Kate Farrar, Jason Doucette, Renee LaMark Muir, Farley Santos, Hector Arzeno, Geoff Luxenberg, Robin E. Comey, Travis Simms, Mary M. Mushinsky, Mike Demicco, Bob Godfrey, David DeFronzo, Savet Constantine, Eilish Collins Main

    Its course

    February 20 to May 22, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action20 actions on 11 days

    In the SenateFeb 20 to May 2089 days

    Labor and Public Employees CommitteeFeb 20 to Mar 1321 days

    Appropriations CommitteeMay 1 to May 54 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMay 20 to May 22 · stopped2 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • Senate floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected May 20

    • Senate floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected May 20

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the Senate Feb 20 – May 20

    1. Feb 20Introduced and sent to Labor and Public Employees Committee
    2. Feb 21Heard in Labor and Public Employees Committee
    3. Mar 13Labor and Public Employees Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. May 1Sent to Appropriations Committee
    5. May 5Appropriations Committee recommended it
    6. May 20The Senate rejected Senate Amendment A
    7. The Senate rejected Senate Amendment B
    8. Passed the Senate

    In the House of Representatives May 22

    1. May 22Arrived in the House of Representatives
    All 20 actions, as published
    1. Feb 20REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 21PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 13Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 13FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 24REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Mar 31RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Mar 31FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    8. Mar 31SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    9. Mar 31FILE NO.Both houses
    10. May 1REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
    11. May 5Joint FavorableBoth houses
    12. May 6FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    13. May 7RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    14. May 7NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    15. May 7FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    16. May 20SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    17. May 20SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    18. May 20SENATE PASSEDSenate
    19. May 22FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    20. May 22HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives