Open school enrollment policies; guidance on best practices available to school boards.
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What it does
Official summary
Department of Education; open school enrollment policies; guidance on best practices. Requires the Department of Education to develop and make available to each school board guidance on best practices relating to open school enrollment.
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More on this bill
Where it stands
Introduced
Passed House
3Passed Senate
4To Governor
5Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
2026
Mar 5Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)Latest
Vote recorded Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health. Result: pass.Upper
Feb 26Assigned Education sub: Public EducationMinor
Feb 18Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
Feb 18Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Feb 17Read third time and passed House (85-Y 11-N 0-A)Passed House
Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
Feb 16Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
Feb 16committee substitute agreed toMajor
Feb 16Read second timeMinor
Feb 13Read first timeMinor
Feb 12Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB686)
Feb 11Committee substitute printed 26107695D-H1Major
Vote recorded Reported from Education with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
Feb 11Reported from Education with substitute (18-Y 3-N)Minor
Feb 10Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N)Major
Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
Feb 5Assigned HED sub: K-12 SubcommitteeMinor
Jan 30Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB686)
Jan 13Referred to Committee on EducationMinor
Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103148DIntroduced