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Board hears legislative update on Educational Freedom Scholarship Act; members raise concerns about special‑needs access and district approval requirement
Summary
A district legislative update reported the Educational Freedom Scholarship Act of 2025 passed during a special session; board members discussed vote tallies, special‑education access, a one‑time teacher payment tied to a local resolution and potential fiscal impacts.
A legislative update presented to the Franklin County School Board reported that the Educational Freedom Scholarship Act of 2025 passed in the special session and described aspects of the bill that board members said merit further attention.
The presenter said the House vote was 54 in favor and 44 against and the Senate vote was 20‑13. The update noted Representative Iris Rudder of the district voted for the scholarship act and that Senator Janice Bowman voted against it.
Board members raised concerns…
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