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Committee advances transparency bill requiring public contract registries in school districts
Summary
Senate Bill 295 would require each local school district to create and maintain an online contract registry for contracts over $10,000 by August 1, 2026; the committee passed the bill swiftly and with little opposition.
Senate Bill 295 (LC492271) would require each local school district to create and maintain a public contract registry for district contracts greater than $10,000 by Aug. 1, 2026. Sponsor testimony said the measure is intended to improve transparency so taxpayers, staff and parents can see how districts spend funds.
The sponsor described the bill as a straightforward transparency measure: "All this is doing is basically creating transparency to the taxpayer, to teachers, staff, to know what their school district is, spending their hard earned money on." Committee members asked no substantive follow‑up questions, and the committee approved the bill by voice/hand vote. The transcript records a second and an affirmative vote; no roll‑call tally was recorded in the excerpt.
The bill now moves to the next legislative step.
