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Committee adopts amendment to require Department of Education to list rules exceeding federal minimums and fiscal impacts
Summary
House Bill 718 was amended to shift responsibility from the State Board to the Department of Education and to require the department to report rules exceeding federal minimums and any unfunded fiscal impacts; amendment also moved effective date to Jan. 1, 2026.
The committee adopted an amendment to House Bill 718 that moves responsibility from the State Board of Education to the Department of Education and requires identification of rules that exceed federal minimum requirements, including a statement of unfunded fiscal impact on school districts. The amendment also changed the bill's effective date to Jan. 1, 2026 to give the department time to comply.
Senators debated the policy implications of listing rules that exceed…
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