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Committee adopts amendment and gives favorable report to SB 280, a paperwork streamlining measure
Summary
Senate Bill 280, described by the sponsor as a paperwork streamlining act for schools, was amended and given a favorable report. The adopted amendment revised language to avoid comparing federal program paperwork directly with state program requirements; the sponsor said the change was developed with educators and the state education department.
A committee amended and then gave a favorable report to Senate Bill 280, described by the sponsor as a paperwork-streamlining measure aimed at reducing duplicate data entry for educators.
"This is a paperwork streamlining act," the sponsor said, noting teachers’ concerns about excessive paperwork and praising the Alabama Reading Initiative for outreach and training on the new system. The sponsor told members an amendment in the packet…
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