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House Education committee concurs on three Senate education bills, sends them to the floor
Summary
The committee voted to concur on Senate Bills 34, 35 and 36 and designated floor carriers; the measures were described as technical or clarifying changes to K‑12 funding and enrollment counting with minimal debate.
The House Education Committee voted in executive action on Oct. 12 to concur in three Senate bills and send them to the House floor for further consideration. The committee moved concurrence for Senate Bill 34, Senate Bill 35 and Senate Bill 36 and designated floor carriers for each measure.
Senate Bill 34 (carried to the floor by Representative Eiseley) was described by staff as a technical measure to remove obsolete language about tuition calculations and to clarify budget limit calculations for a newly formed K‑12 district. Vice Chair Greg moved concurrence and the committee voice‑voted aye; proxies recorded in the transcript included Representative Seekins Crowe and Representative Lynch.
Senate Bill 35 (carried to the floor by Vice Chair Romano) was presented as a clarifying change to enrollment and funding treatment for children who participate in the early‑literacy jump start program in a district other than their resident district. The committee concurred by voice vote after a motion by Vice Chair Greg; proxies recorded an aye vote by Representative Sikorskyro and Representative Lynch.
Senate Bill 36 (carried to the floor by Representative Thain) was the cleanup bill heard earlier in the hearing. Senator Emmerich opened that earlier hearing by saying the bill “revises the school funding laws to remove the expired contingency language related to the closure of a coal fired generating unit,” explaining it restores the original 2017 language and removes dated contingency provisions. The committee moved concurrence and agreed by voice vote; proxies recorded included President James Crow and Representative Lynch.
All three bills were moved to the House floor with carriers named; the committee did not debate substantive policy changes at length and treated the measures as technical or implementing clarifications.
