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Committee sends Senate Bill 1045 to floor to allow spouse employment exceptions in very small school districts
Summary
Senate Bill 1045, sent to the House floor with a due-pass recommendation, would let board members' spouses work in non-administrator educator or classified positions in districts with fewer than 400 students, subject to abstention and a five-year sunset.
Representative Dan Garner asked the House Committee on Education to send Senate Bill 1045 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation. The bill would create a temporary exception for very small school districts (under 400 students) allowing a school board member's spouse to hold contracted or classified positions beyond the limited "category 1" contract status previously required.
Garner said the change is intended to help small rural districts that struggle to recruit employees…
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