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Stakeholders urge making school equity advisory committees advisory to superintendents, not public bodies (HB 2453 dash-2)
Summary
School-district associations and advocates told the committee the dash-2 amendment to HB 2453 clarifies intent and addresses implementation concerns by making locally required educational equity advisory committees advisory to district superintendents rather than treating them as public bodies subject to full public‑meeting law.
During a public hearing April 7, the House Education Committee heard testimony supporting the dash-2 amendment to HB 2453, which modifies state law governing educational equity advisory committees.
What the amendment does: The dash-2 replaces the placeholder bill and changes statutory language so educational equity advisory committees—required under 2021 legislation—are advisory to the school district superintendent rather than functionally treated as public bodies in the same way as a school board meeting. It allows committees’ annual reports to be shared with a school board either via the superintendent or, on…
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