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Senate committee advances bill allowing districts to hire ‘advanced opportunity’ facilitators
Summary
Senate Bill 278, which would let local school boards hire an "advanced opportunity facilitator" to coordinate internships, industry credentialing and connections among schools, employers and state agencies, passed the Senate Finance and Claims Committee and will go back for third reading.
Senate Bill 278, which would let local school boards hire an "advanced opportunity facilitator" to coordinate internships, industry credentialing and connections among schools, employers and state agencies, passed the Senate Finance and Claims Committee and will go back for third reading. Sponsor Sen. Sarah Novak, Senate District 36, told the committee the position is intended as a local liaison to "work with Department of Labor, Higher Ed, local industries, working to get kids credentialed with industry credentials as they graduate school or before they graduate school."
The bill’s fiscal note was a focus during testimony. Novak said the fiscal estimate…
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