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Committee advances bill giving rare pathway for previously consolidated campuses to transfer to adjacent districts
Summary
HB1750 would create a process for campuses absorbed during prior consolidations to seek separation and transfer to an adjacent district; the Department of Education testified it opposes the bill because separating assets and bonded debt would be administratively complex, but supporters said the measure preserves rural campuses and community stability.
The Senate Education Committee approved House Bill 17-50 by voice vote after testimony from sponsors, Department of Education officials, and multiple rural community witnesses.
Representative Richard Womack, sponsor, described HB17-50 as a nonmandatory "road map" for campuses that were consolidated under past law to pursue separation and possible absorption by a neighboring district. He said the bill is intended as a narrow tool, not…
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