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Committee approves measure to create ADE account for Imagination Library; funding to be decided later
EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE · March 15, 2023
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Summary
Lawmakers voted to create an Arkansas Department of Education account for the Imagination Library program (SB 285) to support early-literacy book deliveries; sponsors said no state money is requested now and a potential $1.5 million annual state match was discussed for future funding.
Sponsor described SB 285 as a statutory vehicle to allow ADE to hold funds for the Arkansas Imagination Library program; the measure does not appropriate state funds. The sponsor told the committee the program has existing county-level matching structure, and a federal grant has been…
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