Bill Summary — HB 25-1158: "Digital Education Materials"
Status: House Third Reading — Lost (No Amendments)
Introduced: January 29, 2025
Sponsors: Representatives Brandi Bradley, Regina English, Mark Baisley
Classification: Bill
Note: The official bill text and full provisions were not included with the materials provided. The factual timeline and status below are drawn from the legislative actions supplied. Where the text is unavailable, the summary identifies likely topics and potential impacts based on the bill title ("Digital Education Materials") and common legislative practice; those sections are explicitly labeled as inferred or speculative.
Legislative history (chronological highlights)
- 2025-01-29: Introduced in House; assigned to the Education committee.
- 2025-02-20: House Committee on Education — Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole.
- 2025-02-25: House Second Reading — Laid Over Daily.
- 2025-04-04: House Second Reading — Laid Over to 04/06/2025.
- 2025-04-06: House Second Reading — Laid Over Daily.
- 2025-04-11: House Second Reading (Special Order) — Passed with Amendments (Committee, Floor).
- 2025-04-14: House Third Reading — Lost (No Amendments) — bill failed in the House.
Stated purpose (based on title)
The bill is titled "Digital Education Materials." While the full text is not available here, the stated or implied purpose would typically be to address policy, procurement, access, standards, funding, or privacy concerns relating to digital instructional materials used in K–12 or higher education settings.
Key provisions — text unavailable; likely topics (explicitly speculative)
Because the bill text was not provided, the following items are plausible components typically found in legislation titled "Digital Education Materials." These are possibilities, not confirmed provisions of HB 25-1158:
- Definitions and scope: defining "digital education materials," "open educational resources (OER)," and which grades/institutions are covered.
- Procurement and adoption: guidance or new requirements for how districts/boards select and procure digital textbooks and courseware.
- Funding/allocations: grants or allotments to help schools purchase devices, licenses, or subscriptions.
- Accessibility standards: requirements to meet accessibility (e.g., WCAG) for students with disabilities.
- Intellectual property/licensing: promotion of OER, requirements for copyright-friendly licensing, or state-owned content.
- Student data privacy: limits on collection, retention, sharing of student data by vendors; required privacy agreements.
- Teacher professional development: funds or requirements for training educators to use digital materials.
- Reporting and oversight: mandates for reporting usage, effectiveness, or expenditures to the state education agency.
Likely affected parties
- Public school districts, charter schools, and possibly institutions of higher education.
- Students and families — access to curriculum, devices, and privacy protections.
- Teachers and instructional staff — responsibilities for selecting and implementing materials.
- Educational technology vendors, publishers, and content creators.
- State/local education agencies responsible for implementation and oversight.
Procedural and next-step considerations
- The bill failed on third reading in the House on 2025-04-14. Unless resurrected via reconsideration or reintroduction in a future session, it does not become law in its current form.
- Because the bill passed second reading with amendments (4/11/2025) but then failed on third reading, its provisions were debated and amended; committee reports and the adopted amendments may be useful to review for policy intent.
- For more detail or future tracking: obtain the full bill text, amendment language, committee reports, and fiscal note from the official legislative website or clerk’s office for the relevant legislature.
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