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Committee sets new commissions and task forces on district boundaries, voting wards and class-size minimums
Summary
Staff and conferees finalized language establishing a Commission on the Future of Public Education, a school-district redistricting task force, and a working group on voting wards; the draft also sets class-size minimums by grade bands and directs the State Board to update education quality standards.
Conference committee staff summarized governance and accountability measures included in the H.454 conference draft: a Commission on the Future of Public Education, a School District Redistricting Task Force, a working group to recommend school-district voting wards and proportional representation, and newly proposed class-size minimums with related State Board responsibilities.
Key governance items
- Commission on the Future of Public Education: The commission’s charge is to recommend which functions should remain local and which should be state-controlled and to propose updates to school-district board roles and electorate responsibilities. The commission’s final report is due 12/01/2025. Staff noted the commission’s membership and charge but said some of the commission’s earlier duties were narrowed in the conference draft. -…
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