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Committee amends, votes to pass bill to display per‑pupil cost and proficiency; adds five‑year data option
Summary
The committee amended and passed House Bill 557 to require per‑pupil cost information and student proficiency on school ballots; members debated city/town implementation differences and whether a five‑year proficiency history should be included.
The Judiciary Committee, meeting in executive session, amended and voted to pass House Bill 557, a measure requiring per‑pupil cost data and associated student proficiency figures to appear with school budget items on ballots.
Proponents argued the proposal increases transparency for taxpayers weighing school budget requests. Senator Clarkson said the data are now “upfront and … easy for people to see,” and that the bill helps “educate the taxpayer.” Senator Rosenwald and others pressed for additional context on the ballot to avoid a misleading single‑year snapshot.
Opponents and cautious members…
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