On page 8, line 29, strike all of section 6 and insert the following:

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. (1) The office of the superintendent of public instruction, in consultation with the employment security department, must study the potential risks to students if schools were shut down due to school district teachers going on strike or being locked out for the maximum amount of weeks of allowed unemployment insurance compensation under this act. The study must include an analysis of, at a minimum:

(a) The potential for learning loss facing all students;

(b) Potential disparate impacts faced by minority students and students of color;

(c) The impact on enrollment of students transferring out of the public school system during the school shutdown or shutdowns; and

(d) Impacts that may be exacerbated by previous school shutdowns that occurred during the recent pandemic.

(2) The analysis must be completed and reported to the appropriate policy committees of the legislature by December 31, 2027.

(3) This section expires July 1, 2028.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 7. Sections 1 through 5 of this act take effect January 1, 2030."

EFFECT: • Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction, in consultation with the employment security department, to study the potential risks to students if teachers were to go on strike or be locked out for the maximum weeks of unemployment benefits allowed under this act.

• Requires the study to analyze, at a minimum: The potential for learning loss facing all students; the potential for disparate impacts faced by minority students and students of color; the impact on enrollment of students who may transfer out of the public school system; and the impacts that may be exacerbated by recent previous school shutdowns.