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Committee hears ODE bill to ease grant reporting and set funding floors for small districts
Summary
House Bill 3037 would let the State Board of Education adjust minimum grant awards and reporting requirements for districts with fewer than 1,650 students, and change eligibility and formulas for several ODE grant programs; ODE and small‑district superintendents said the changes reduce administrative burden.
Chris (committee staff) summarized House Bill 3037 at the March 5 hearing: the bill would authorize the State Board of Education to set minimum grant awards for small districts (fewer than 1,650 students) and align eligibility and reporting requirements for several grants administered by the Oregon Department of Education. Zoe Larmer and Cassie Medina of ODE described the measure as designed to reduce administrative burden on small and rural districts and to clarify formulas and eligible grantees for Student Investment Account and other Student Success Act grants. "Nearly two thirds of our 197 school districts are…
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