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Committee votes HB 711 do pass after sponsor says districts opt in annually; vote 16–7 recorded
Summary
The committee voted House Bill 711 do pass, 16–7, after sponsor Representative Pollitt said districts would opt into the program year-by-year and accepted continued negotiations on special-education language.
The House Elementary and Secondary Education Committee voted House Bill 711 do pass after a roll-call vote the chair announced as "with your vote of 16 I and 7 no." Sponsor Representative Pollitt described the measure as an opt-in program for districts that would be applied "one year at a time," and she said students accepted during an opt-in year may remain in the receiving district even if that district later opts out.
Representative Pollitt told the committee the bill had drawn scrutiny since it was mentioned in the governor’s state-of-the-state address and that sponsors were continuing to meet with…
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