This year, I’ve proposed Senate Bill 6242, which will hopefully make permanent the pilot program that allows smaller school districts (those with less than 500 students) to move to a four-day school week.

Since the pilot program is due to expire this year, my bill will implement the four-day option for smaller school districts permanently.

SB 6242 had its first hearing last week in the Senate Early Learning and K-12 Education Committee, and I expect it will be approved by that committee in the coming weeks.