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House panel advances bill expanding grants for school consolidation feasibility studies
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The House Education and Workforce Committee voted to report House Bill 4,147 to the next stage after testimony from sponsor Rep. Donnie Steele. The bill would broaden which administrative services districts may study for consolidation and makes more districts eligible for grants under the State School Aid Act of 1979.
The House Education and Workforce Committee on Wednesday voted to report House Bill 4,147 with recommendation after sponsor Representative Donnie Steele urged members to expand eligibility for state-funded consolidation feasibility studies.
"This bill would allow the additions to the State School Aid Act of 1979 for districts conducting school consolidation feasibility studies to be expanded," Steele said. He described the existing program as roughly $5,000,000 annually available for local districts and intermediate school districts (ISDs) to study consolidation of services and said the…
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