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School board hears state and federal legislative updates, warned of possible funding cuts
Summary
Tallahassee legislative liaison Megan Fay and federal lobbyist Rita Solnit briefed the Palm Beach County School Board on pending state bills and uncertainty at the U.S. Department of Education, warning the district to prepare for possible reductions in federal education funding.
Megan Fay, the districtlegislative liaison in Tallahassee, told the Palm Beach County School Board on Feb. 18 that House Bill 301 would "raise the caps for cases in which plaintiffs bring lawsuits against local government, state governments, including a school district," and that legislators were continuing to negotiate a range of education bills ahead of session.
The update came as Rita Solnit, the boards federal lobbyist, said the structure of federal education policy was in transition and urged the district to plan for potential federal funding losses. "We are being told right now to begin to plan for the…
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