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Committee hears testimony on unusual shipping charges for instructional materials; bill would limit allowed freight fees
Summary
Senator King described examples of inflated shipping fees billed to districts after a 2019 change; HB 5515 would allow districts to be billed only for legitimate, actual shipping costs and prohibit handling charges for digital content. The committee took testimony and left the bill pending.
House Bill 55 15 would narrow the allowable instructional‑materials and technology fund reimbursements so districts can be charged only for legitimate, actual shipping costs directly related to delivery of physical instructional materials and would prohibit unjustified handling charges for digital content.
Nut graf: The sponsor described examples of inflated or opaque shipping fees that have…
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