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Committee clears repeal of 1980s affidavit requirement for transfers in school districts under desegregation orders
Summary
House Bill 11‑99 removes a state-code provision requiring affidavits from every board member to permit student transfers involving districts under federal desegregation orders; committee approved the repeal after extended questioning and assurances that federal court orders remain controlling.
The Senate Education Committee voted to approve House Bill 11‑99 after an extended discussion about how the measure would interact with existing federal desegregation court orders. Sponsor Joshua Bryant (District 32) told the committee the bill removes a statute that required every member of both the sending and receiving boards to sign affidavits before certain transfers could take effect.
Senator Murdock and several other members pressed Bryant and witnesses for a clear statement of what legal authorities would remain in force after the state-language is removed. Bryant said the change “removes all that language” so that the “intent of the body of…
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