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Superintendent summarizes education bills affecting Lincoln County School District #2
Summary
Superintendent Erickson briefed the board on a set of state bills under consideration or passed this session that could affect school funding, personnel certification, student safety, reading assessment and parental options including a new scholarship program and charter school changes.
Superintendent Erickson briefed the Lincoln County School District #2 Board of Trustees on a group of state bills that district leaders are tracking and that could affect funding, personnel policy and student safety.
The superintendent said the list of education-related measures includes House Bill 172 (a repeal of certain gun‑free zone rules and related requirements for persons carrying firearms on or near school property); House Bill 316 (a statewide school finance recalibration that will adjust the funding model and components used to set district funding); Senate File 86 (rules for alternative teacher certification); Senate File 137 (extension of higher carryover/cash‑reserve rules); House Bill 46 (changes to homeschool oversight); House Bill 94 (removal of a cap on charter authorizations); House Bill 199 (a scholarship/education savings account program that the district described as starting with eligibility at about 250% of federal poverty level and allowing up to $7,000 per student); Senate…
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