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Senate debates school-fee waiver equalization; bill advanced then tabled on fiscal grounds
Summary
Senate floor discussion on House Bill 68 focused on providing up to $40 per student to make up mandatory fee waivers for highly impacted districts; the measure advanced to third reading before a later motion to table it on third due to a fiscal note.
Senator Stevenson introduced House Bill 68, a measure to provide state funding to partially equalize mandatory school activity-fee waivers for highly impacted districts.
Stevenson described the bill as a modest equalization step to address disparities among districts forced to waive fees by state or federal law. He said the proposal would make up the first $40 per student for required fee waivers and…
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