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Senate rules committee approves temporary allowance for short-form education finance bills
Summary
The committee approved a resolution allowing senators to file short-form bills limited to education and education finance, with requirements for title and topic and an expiration date of May 1, 2025; the rule is optional and modeled on House practice.
The Senate Rules Committee approved a resolution to allow short-form bills limited to education and education finance, with the rule expiring May 1, 2025. A senator moved approval on the floor and a second was recorded; the committee adopted the resolution by voice vote.
The resolution permits a senator to request a short-form bill in the education or education-financing space rather than submit a full, detailed bill at introduction. The Senate Secretary described the measure as "setting up a temporary rule to allow short form bills only for education financing and reform" and…
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