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Testimony: American Indian parent advisory committees urge removal of concurrence requirement for carryforward of aid (Senate file 22-85)
Summary
Senate File 22-85, introduced by Senator Lucero, would remove the requirement that an American Indian Parent Advisory Committee concur with district American Indian education offerings to permit carryforward of up to 50% of unspent aid.
Senator Lucero presented Senate File 22-85, which would remove the statutory requirement that an American Indian Parent Advisory Committee (APAC) "has concurred" with a district's American Indian education offerings as a condition for carrying forward up to half of unspent American Indian education aid into the next fiscal year.
Multiple American Indian elders, APAC coordinators and program staff from across the state testified in support. Marsha Vandenberg, an elder who serves on the Saint Francis Area Schools APAC, said annual nonconcurrence votes have produced improvements and that tying carryforward to concurrence would be detrimental: "This year, 1 of our simple…
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