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Senate education committee pauses bill that would require schools to post approved minutes within 24 hours
Summary
A Senate Education Committee hearing on SB 89 focused on a proposal to require school districts to post approved board minutes or agendas within 24 hours. Members expressed support for increased transparency but raised concerns about small districts and special meetings; the sponsor agreed to amend the bill and return it to the committee.
The Senate Education Committee heard SB 89, a transparency measure that would require school districts to post approved board minutes and related agenda information on their websites within 24 hours, but members asked the sponsor to amend the proposal before the committee acts further.
Senator English, who presented the bill to the committee, described it as "a transparency bill" that would require "the agenda is posted on the school's website so that everybody knows what's going to be on the…
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