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Committee approves School Land Trust rule updates, staff defends website transfer and cost
Summary
The Financial Operations Committee approved on first reading a major set of clarifying amendments to the School Land Trust rule (R277‑477) and heard a staff briefing on the history, costs and outstanding work on the School Land Trust website.
The Financial Operations Committee approved draft 1 of amendments to R277‑477 (distribution of funds from the trust distribution account and administration of the School Land Trust program) and forwarded the rule to the full board for final reading.
The proposed revisions, developed over a year by the Trust Lands advisory committee and stakeholder subcommittees, emphasize clarity and updated terminology. Changes include new definitions ("academic," "district liaison," "private school entity," and USIMS-related terms), reorganized plan‑review steps that align rule language with practice, updates…
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