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State Rep. Brad Tapke updates Shakopee board on education bills, student safety funding
Summary
Rep. Brad Tapke briefed the Shakopee Public School District board on recent state legislation affecting schools, including absenteeism policy work, facility maintenance funding and available state safety resources, and urged local officials to seek state engineering and grant help for unsafe crossings near schools.
State Representative Brad Tapke told the Shakopee Public School District board on Aug. 25 that the recent legislative session produced several education-related items that could affect the district, including work on absenteeism policy, long‑term facility maintenance funding and workforce-skills partnerships.
“It's a huge issue across the state,” Tapke said of absenteeism, describing bipartisan progress and saying the Legislature had taken some new steps this year. He also…
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