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Committee refers bill to consolidate innovation statutes, create clearer option for local district programs
Summary
Representative Ben Baker presented House File 1435 to consolidate and clarify innovation statutes and give local educators clearer authority to pursue district innovation programs.
Representative Ben Baker presented House File 1435, a bill to create a new chapter of law to consolidate and clarify existing education innovation statutes and provide local school districts clearer authority to pursue innovation programs. Baker said the bill would not create new spending and would not affect existing grant programs such as P‑TECH.
The committee adopted the author’s A1 amendment, said Chair Bennett, and then voted to re‑refer the measure to the Education Finance Committee for further consideration. Baker said the bill’s aims are…
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