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Votes at a glance: Education committee approves cleanup, transportation, and several school governance bills
Summary
The Senate Education Committee approved several noncontroversial bills in a single session: SB64 (department cleanup), SB207 (enhanced transportation funding methodology), HB1029 (add John Walker to African American history study list), HB1193 (extra time to replace certain school-board vacancies), and HB1190 (procurement threshold rounding).
The Senate Education Committee passed multiple bills by voice vote during the same meeting after extended discussion on the larger policy items. Key actions:
• SB64 (department cleanup) — Presented as a housekeeping bill to remove archaic language and update publication options for reports at the Arkansas Department of Education; committee adopted an amendment at the Arkansas Press…
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