SB 6

Under the bill, during the remainder of the 2020-21 school year and during the

2021-22 school year, a school board may not close a school building to in-person

instruction or to in-person instruction for a specific grade or grades for a period that

exceeds 14 consecutive days. To extend such a closure beyond 14 consecutive days,

the bill requires a two-thirds vote of the members of the school board. Under the bill,

each extension may not exceed 14 consecutive days. The bill specifies that a school

building is considered closed to in-person instruction if the school building is open

to in-person instruction only for pupils receiving special education or related

services.

This bill also requires a school board to offer a full-time, in person option to all

pupils enrolled in the district by no later than 15 days after the date on which the

Department of Health Services indicates that COVID-19 vaccinations may be

allocated to individuals in phase 1c. of the state's vaccination prioritization

guidelines. Under the bill, only upon a unanimous vote of the members of a school

board, may a school board decide not to offer a full-time, in-person option to some

or all pupils enrolled in the school district.

Nothing in this bill applies to a virtual charter school.