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Senate Bill 97 would let families request transfers to any school within a district if space exists
Summary
Sen. Victoria Sullivan said Senate Bill 97 would allow parents to request that their child attend any school in the student's own district provided the receiving school has capacity; testimony and the Department of Education counsel clarified that existing out-of-district and manifest educational hardship processes remain unchanged.
Senator Victoria Sullivan introduced Senate Bill 97, saying the bill "simply allows students to go to any school in their district as long as there is capacity." Sullivan said she and families in Manchester sought to ease transfers for child-care and family-care reasons, and that the proposal would let parents request intra-district reassignments without assembling a hardship portfolio.
Why it matters: Supporters said the change reduces burdens on families who pay the same taxes as others yet struggle to obtain intra-district transfers for practical reasons such as child care and proximity to relatives. Sullivan said the bill would not impose additional costs on districts and would preserve special-education protections.
Key policy details and committee concerns: The bill requires school districts to set a policy for intra-district transfers, including how to…
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