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Board asks state to fund fast‑growth school support, endorses broader public‑comment principles
Summary
The board passed a resolution requesting full funding for fast‑growth components of TISA and adopted a separate resolution expressing support for House Bill 0022’s principles on public comment, after debate over whether the state legislature falls under the bill’s definition of governing bodies.
The Rutherford County School Board approved two resolutions related to state policy: one asking the Tennessee General Assembly to appropriate $50 million for fast‑growth stipends and infrastructure under the Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA) funding components for fiscal year 2025–26, and a second expressing support for House Bill 0022, which would broaden statutory public‑comment protections for governing bodies.
TISA funding resolution
Board member Mister Tidwell described the TISA resolution as an effort to seek full funding for the fast‑growth stipend and infrastructure components. The…
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