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Proposal to put SAU budgets on the ballot draws strong practical objections from school leaders
Summary
Representative Bass said HB 564 would require separate ballot approval of SAU operating budgets to give voters a clear choice about administrative spending; witnesses for school boards and SAUs opposed the change citing administrative complexity and existing alternatives for multi‑district SAUs.
Representative Bass (prime sponsor) presented House Bill 5 64, a proposal to require school‑administrative‑unit (SAU) budgets to be separated from school district budgets and placed on ballots as distinct warrant articles so voters could approve SAU operating expenses separately from district operating budgets.
Bass said SAU administrative expenses are often buried in district budgets and difficult for voters to isolate; making them separate warrant articles would improve transparency and…
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