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District official outlines major education bills headed to governor's desk, including 'ACCESS' omnibus
Summary
Shane Patrick, a district administrator, gave a legislative briefing to the Siloam Springs School District Board summarizing several state bills that would affect K–12 funding, concurrent credit costs, school breakfast reimbursement, athletic transfer rules and oath-of-office procedures for school board members.
Shane Patrick, a district administrator, told the Siloam Springs School District Board that the current legislative session includes “189 bills filed that have something to do with education,” and highlighted several measures the district is tracking.
Patrick said the largest package is Senate Bill 246, the governor’s ACCESS proposal — an omnibus 122‑page measure (with later amendments) that he said is often described as a higher education bill but that “over half of the bill pertains to K‑12 education.” He described ACCESS as covering acceleration, common sense, cost, scholarship and standardization, and said the district had met with state…
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