Committee advances bill to allow one school day for ASVAB testing

Sen. Steve Price introduced Senate Bill 158 to the Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety Committee and said it is part of the committee's military package.

"This bill is ... allowing the recruiters to have, the school systems to work with them to set aside 1 day each school year, for the armed service vocational aptitude battery test," Senator Price said at the committee meeting.

Sen. Bell moved that the committee give SB158 a favorable report; Sen. Kelly seconded the motion. The clerk called the roll and multiple members answered "Aye." The chair announced that the bill was "given favorable report." The transcript does not contain a complete named-vote tally in sequence; it records multiple "Aye" responses and the chair's announcement that the bill received a favorable report.

Supporters said the bill would formalize a single school day when recruiters and local school systems can arrange administration of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB). The transcript does not record debate beyond the sponsor's remarks, nor does it record any amendments or conditions attached to the favorable report.

The committee recorded the favorable report; no subsequent action was recorded in the provided transcript.