Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
House defeats bill to earmark funds for English-language learners after heated debate
Summary
House debate focused on a proposal to move $3.5 million from a block grant into a targeted line item for alternative language (ELL) services to satisfy federal maintenance-of-effort rules; amendment to delete earmark passed and the bill subsequently failed in final vote.
Representative Duane Bordeaux, sponsor of House Bill 111 on alternative language/English-language-learner (ELL) programs, told the House the bill would move $3,500,000 out of an intervention block grant and onto a line item to show federal maintenance of effort and prevent the state from losing an estimated $10,000,000 in Title I funds. He said the change would let the state better train staff and bring outside expertise to…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
