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Rep. Walton reintroduces proposal to cap school trip fee waivers at two per student
Summary
Representative Aria Walton (presenting) summarized draft legislation that would limit school fee waivers for extracurricular trips to two per student and allow local LEAs limited discretion for additional waivers; the bill was described as a refile of previously passed committee language that stalled last session.
Representative Walton presented draft legislation titled "school fee waiver amendments" that would change how LEAs administer fee waivers for students who qualify for socioeconomic waivers.
Main proposal: Under current practice, fee waivers can be used to ensure students who cannot afford extracurricular trips (band, debate, etc.) can participate. Walton said the existing waiver policy allows an unlimited number of waived trips in a school year and that, while most students do not rely on the waiver for multiple trips, a small number of cases have…
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