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Bill would offer QEP boost to counties that form broad multi-district sharing agreements
Summary
House Bill 567 encourages countywide multi-district cooperation by offering a potential 50% increase in the Quality Educator Payment for districts that enter comprehensive resource-sharing agreements; proponents said the bill incentivizes voluntary collaboration and avoids forced consolidation.
House Bill 567, introduced by Representative Brad Barker, encourages resource sharing among school districts and offers an incentive: districts that enter countywide multi-district agreements covering a broad set of functions could become eligible for a 50% increase in the Quality Educator Payment (QEP) for participating districts.
Representative Barker said the bill promotes voluntary collaboration (transportation, shared staff, curriculum consortia, joint operations) and is not a mandate. The bill builds on…
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