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Conference committee debates transitional boards, redistricting authority and implementation details in education bill
Summary
A legislative conference committee negotiating competing House and Senate versions of an education bill discussed placement of a redistricting task force, powers given to transitional school boards, a 25% threshold for independent schools, limits on school closures and several implementation questions including funding and staffing.
A legislative conference committee on May 7 discussed multiple implementation issues in competing education bills, focusing on where to place a redistricting task force, the powers of transitional school boards in newly formed districts, protections against school closures and several technical fixes the committee said will need follow-up.
Committee members debated whether the redistricting work should sit inside the commission on the future of public education or as a separate legislative task force, noting the commission currently has about $50,000 available for public engagement work that could be used to support mapping and outreach. "Yes. There's about $50,000," one committee member said when asked about remaining funds.
The draft under discussion creates transitional school boards for newly combined districts and gives those transition boards significant powers — notably hiring a superintendent and setting a budget before an elected board takes office. Several members warned that those are typically duties of an elected school board and expressed…
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