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Board hears bleak K‑12 budget outlook, warns on voucher and open‑meetings bills
Summary
Board member Shannon Kimball briefed trustees on state legislative activity: the State Board may remove FAFSA from graduation requirements, Senate committee debates left special‑education funding at risk, and two bills — SB87 (voucher expansion) and SB47 (changes to school‑board open‑meetings rules) — drew concern.
Shannon Kimball, a member of the Lawrence Board of Education, updated trustees on state education matters and the legislative session on March 10, saying the board should watch several bills that could affect district operations and funding.
"The state board is expected to approve a regulation change that would remove the completion of the FAFSA from the graduation requirements that were adopted last year," Kimball said, adding the State Board was…
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