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Committee rejects bill requiring private schools that accept state funds to provide student transportation
Summary
House Education Committee members rejected HB 1541, which would have required private schools that accept state funds to provide transportation to enrolled students.
The House Education Committee voted against HB 1541, a proposal that would have required private schools accepting any state funds to provide transportation for enrolled students.
Representative Jim Wooten presented the bill and framed it as an equity measure intended to ensure students who receive state support and choose private schools would have the same access to transportation services that public-school students typically receive. Wooten cited examples such as homeless…
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