Germantown board hears legislative update: recess mandate, voucher language and education bills flagged as likely to affect district

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At the March 11 work session Board Member Curry reviewed several state bills and amendments — including a recess mandate, changes to charter and evaluation rules, and a requirement to adopt a resolution under the Education Freedom Act — and board members discussed likely operational impacts and next steps for communications with legislators.

Board Member John Curry provided a legislative update during the Germantown Municipal School District Board of Education work session on March 11, outlining several bills under consideration at the state level that district leaders say could change scheduling, evaluation and accountability requirements.

Curry reviewed an amendment to Senate Bill 1020 that, he said, would rewrite the bill and carve out the law’s application so it would apply only in counties where a single city school system operates; he and Ms. Speakman, the district attorney/legal staff member, said that modification likely removes a provision that would have affected Germantown. "It literally rewrites the whole bill," Ms. Speakman said in describing the amendment and its implications for the district.

Curry also described House Bill 675 (the Cochran bill), which the district helped advocate for during a recent visit to the statehouse. He…

Germantown board hears legislative update: recess mandate, voucher language and education bills flagged as likely to affect district

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