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Palm Beach School Board reviews 2026 legislative priorities; members ask for draft language on vaccines and property-tax impacts
Summary
At a workshop on Sept. 10, district staff presented a draft 2026 legislative platform emphasizing school safety, increased funding for students with disabilities and ELLs, teacher pay, and pre-K; board members asked staff to draft specific language on vaccine requirements and property-tax changes and scheduled a follow-up workshop on Oct. 8.
District leaders presented a draft 2026 legislative-priorities platform that calls for increased funding for student safety and security, per-pupil funding for students with disabilities and English-language learners, higher teacher-salary allocations, expanded career-technical programs, full funding for state mandates, and additional early-childhood investments.
Dr. Yolanda Morgan, chief of staff, said the draft updates use last year's board-approved platform as a foundation and incorporate input from the superintendent and the district's state and federal lobbyists. On…
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