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Committee backs accountability review board bill; lawmakers debate Bridgeport audit and local control

2813090 · March 28, 2025
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Summary

Lawmakers approved a substitute to establish a School District Accountability Review Board to assist low-performing districts with financial management and ordered a forensic audit in Bridgeport by the auditors of public accounts.

The Joint Finance Committee approved a joint favorable substitute to the floor for Senate Bill 1512, which would establish a School District Accountability Review Board to provide financial-management technical assistance to school districts identified as category 4 or 5 under the state accountability system. The substitute also calls for a forensic audit of Bridgeport by the auditors of public…

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