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Appropriations committee strips $300,000 appropriation from school phone‑policy bill and gives it a do‑pass
Summary
Senators removed a $300,000 appropriation from Senate Bill 2354, which would require local phone policies for schools, and then voted to give the amended measure a do‑pass recommendation to the full Senate.
The Appropriations - Education and Environment Division on Tuesday amended Senate Bill 2354 to remove a $300,000 appropriation intended to seed a Department of Public Instruction grant program to defray schools’ costs implementing new phone‑policy requirements. After approving the amendment, the committee voted to recommend the bill as amended to the full Senate.
Why it matters: the amendment removes a state appropriation tied to policy language that requires local school districts…
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