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Committee removes language deemed burdensome in school board transfer statute
Summary
The committee approved HB 1199, which strikes language requiring dual-board affidavits for school-to-school student transfers involving districts under desegregation-related court orders; sponsor said the existing wording is unnecessary and can create veto power for a single board member.
The House Education Committee voted to pass HB 1199, a bill that removes statutory language governing prohibited transfers for schools that are under desegregation-related court orders.
Sponsor Representative Sonya Barker told the committee the bill strikes language that is “unnecessary, burdensome, and problematic.” Barker said the existing text prohibits…
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