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Committee approves bill to restore staff‑allowance flexibility for school districts
Summary
Representative Sonia Galaviz introduced RS 32‑458 to remove a statutory limitation that reduced districts' flexibility to use staff allocations. Supporters said the change restores flexibility for smaller districts and fixes a "use it or lose it" problem; the committee voted to introduce the RS by voice vote.
Representative Sonia Galaviz, District 16, told the House Education Committee RS 32‑458 would remove a statutory restriction that reduced school districts' flexibility to employ staff positions. "Right now school districts are permitted to employ 9 and a half percent fewer positions than they're allocated full time equivalent," Galaviz said, and she described how a 2016 change began reducing that…
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