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Committee pauses Senate Bill 366 after debate over superintendent qualifications, teacher evaluation and charter building rules
Summary
Senate Bill 366 would make multiple changes to K‑12 rules — including allowing non‑education credentials for superintendents, altering teacher evaluation discussion requirements and extending timelines for charter school renovations under the "dollar law" — but the committee did not advance the bill Wednesday.
Senate Bill 366, a multi‑topic education measure, drew questions from committee members and stakeholders Wednesday and was not moved forward.
Senator Rogers outlined the bill’s provisions, which include a directive to the department of education to prepare recommendations on the school bus driver shortage; a textual clean‑up of duplicate code governing board vacancies; expanded hiring flexibility for school superintendents so a candidate with business experience or degree could be eligible; and a change to the so‑called “dollar law” to permit charter schools more time to complete renovations when they acquire a building at a nominal price.
Rogers also explained the bill removes a statutory requirement that a…
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