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Representatives, advocates press for public tracking of special-education complaints; DOE staff warn of privacy limits
Summary
House Bill 76 would require the Department of Education to maintain a public tracking system summarizing state special‑education complaints; sponsors said the change would increase transparency.
Representative Caitlin Kuttab, the house sponsor, told the Senate Education Committee that House Bill 76 would require the Department of Education to post a tracking system and summary of state special‑education complaints so parents and advocates can spot patterns and see which law firms represent districts.
Kuttab said the bill mandates redaction of personally identifiable information in accordance with state and federal privacy laws. She said the request came from parents and advocates seeking more transparency about recurring problems and representation patterns across districts.
Committee members pressed on several points during the public hearing.…
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