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Senate Advances School Community Councils Bill After Technical Amendments
Summary
Senate Bill 167, restructuring school site-based community councils and clarifying trust-land spending oversight, moved to third reading after floor amendments to preserve privacy, clarify ex-officio voting and allow board appointments if elections fail.
Senate Bill 167, which consolidates and clarifies the role of school-based community councils and the use of trust-land money at the school level, cleared a key Senate hurdle on Feb. 27 after legislators approved several technical amendments.
Senator Wright, sponsor of the measure, said the bill combines multiple existing committees — trust-lands committees, reading-improvement and professional-development bodies — into a single, elected…
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