HB849
Public school employees; suspension, notice and opportunity for a hearing.
Status:
Enacted
Latest Action:
April 6, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 233 (effective 7/1/2026)
Chief Patron:
Rae Cousins (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Public school employees; suspension; notice and opportunity for a hearing.
Provides that no school board employee shall be suspended without notice and, if applicable, an opportunity to be heard and amends current law to require any individual who has been so suspended, regardless of the length of the suspension, to continue to receive his then applicable salary unless and until ... (More) the school board, after a hearing, determines otherwise. Under current law, such requirement only applies to any individual who has been suspended for a period in excess of five days. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104090D
- 01/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/19/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB849)
- 02/02/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/02/2026 - House: Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
- 02/03/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/09/2026 - House: Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/12/2026 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/13/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/19/2026 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/06/2026 - House: Enrolled
- 03/06/2026 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB849ER)
- 03/06/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/09/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB849)
- 03/10/2026 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
- 03/10/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
- 04/06/2026 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 233 (effective 7/1/2026)
