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Lawmakers weigh bill to require State Board of Education to report unfunded financial impacts of rules
Summary
HB 718 would require the State Board of Education to report the financial impact on school districts when rules exceed state or federal minimum standards. Sponsors said the aim is transparency; the board chair said the board already seeks stakeholder input but lacks capacity to produce precise dollar estimates for every proposed rule.
The committee heard HB 718, which would require the State Board of Education to report the unfunded financial impact on local school districts of any board rule that exceeds state or federal minimum standards.
Sponsor Representative Rick Ladd said the intent is transparency: rules beyond statutory or federal minimums can create local costs that are not covered by state adequacy or other aid formulas. Ladd pointed to existing reporting forms…
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