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HB 1924

Suffrage; restore to Joseph Earl Greer of Hinds County.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Zakiya Summers

Arkansas HB 1924 would repeal SBOE rulemaking on four-day school weeks, but still references standards and funding rules for districts choosing a four-day schedule.

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Bill Summary · HB 1924

Summary — HB 1924

Note: The materials supplied appear to combine two distinct bills that share the designation “HB 1924” from different jurisdictions. One is an Arkansas education bill (sponsored by Rep. Puryear) concerning four‑day school weeks; the other is an Illinois transit bill (sponsored by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly) concerning youth transit fares in the Chicago area. Both are summarized below, with procedural status and known fiscal notes.

Arkansas — Education: four‑day school weeks (Sponsor: Puryear)

Purpose / Intent

To change state law governing implementation of four‑day public school weeks by altering the rulemaking requirement assigned to the State Board of Education (SBOE).

Key provisions

  • Amends Arkansas Code § 6‑10‑117(d) related to districts that operate on a four‑day school‑week basis.
  • The bill’s stated subtitle: “To repeal the requirement that the State Board of Education establish rules regarding the implementation of four‑day school weeks.”
  • The bill text (as provided) continues to reference the SBOE establishing “appropriate standards, guidelines, and rules” to determine average daily membership and distribute state aid equitably if a district elects a four‑day week. It also retains the provision that a district shall not receive more state financial aid for offering a four‑day week than it would for a five‑day week.

Who is affected

  • State Board of Education (rulemaking authority, as framed by the bill)
  • Local school districts considering or operating four‑day school weeks
  • Students and families affected by changes to school calendars
  • State education funding formulas / distribution of state aid

Fiscal impact

  • Arkansas Department of Education fiscal statement (4/1/25): No fiscal impact.

Illinois — Transit: youth free rides to youth programs (Sponsor: Camille Y. Lilly)

Purpose / Intent

To require the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), subject to appropriation, to establish a program allowing youth (age 18 or younger) who are enrolled as students in participating institutions to use CTA buses and trains free of charge for transportation to youth programs or youth services.

Key provisions

  • Adds Section 54 to the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act (70 ILCS 3605/54 new).
  • Requires CTA to establish the program no later than July 1, 2026, “subject to appropriation.”
  • The bill states it takes effect immediately upon becoming law.

Who is affected

  • Chicago Transit Authority (administration of the program)
  • Youth (age 18 or younger) enrolled in participating institutions
  • Participating institutions and providers of youth programs/services
  • State/local budgets if appropriations are provided

Procedural / Timeline status

  • Introduced: Jan 16, 2025 (per provided metadata).
  • Multiple committee referrals and readings are listed in the provided actions (various dates).
  • Final recorded disposition in the supplied materials: Died in House Committee / Died in Committee at sine die adjournment (listed dates: 2025‑04‑03 and 2025‑05‑05).
  • For the Illinois text, some entries indicate passage or transmittal actions; however, the consolidated status provided by the user is “Died In Committee.”

Notes / Observations

  • The supplied Arkansas bill summary and the bill text contain a tension: the stated purpose is to repeal SBOE’s rulemaking requirement for four‑day school weeks, but the excerpted amendment still contains language directing the SBOE to establish standards/guidelines/rules. This may reflect partially redlined (struck/underlined) text that was not rendered in the copy provided. Readers should consult the official enrolled/printed bill or legislative drafting office for the final clean text.
  • The Illinois portion explicitly conditions the CTA program on appropriation, so any fiscal or operational implementation depends on future budget action.

If you want, I can: (1) locate and compare the official bill texts for the Arkansas and Illinois HB 1924s, (2) produce a side‑by‑side comparison of the current statute vs. the proposed Arkansas amendment, or (3) draft a plain‑language explainer for parents or district administrators about how the Arkansas change would affect local decisionmaking on four‑day weeks.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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