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Senate Education Committee hears testimony on proposed Educational Bankruptcy Act; committee to revisit bill after public comment
Summary
Senate File 173, a proposal to create an "educational bankruptcy" process for chronically underperforming districts, drew extensive public testimony. Witnesses urged caution and noted existing accountability statutes and support structures; the committee kept the bill on the agenda for further consideration and public testimony.
Senate File 173, introduced by Senator Scott on Feb. 3, would create a statutory mechanism by which the state could intervene in chronically underperforming school districts through a court-ordered "educational bankruptcy" and trustee model. The committee heard testimony from the Wyoming School Boards Association, district superintendents, teachers and parents before deciding to continue consideration and take further public input.
What the bill proposes Senator Scott told the committee the measure targets the very worst-performing districts and is modeled in part on bankruptcy procedures. The draft sets thresholds for eligibility (for example, a stated threshold such as 60% or more of grade 3 students scoring basic or below on the English language arts portion of…
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