Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

Senate panel approves ESA funding overhaul requiring three-year district plans and new reporting

EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE · February 24, 2021
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

The committee approved SB101 to rewrite ESA (Enhanced Student Achievement) categorical funding rules, require districts to submit three-year plans beginning July 2022, establish broad evidence-based expenditure categories, and set annual ADE reporting beginning October 2023; senators questioned transfer rules and 'use-it-or-lose-it' penalties.

The Senate Education Committee voted to advance SB101, a bill that restructures ESA (Enhanced Student Achievement) categorical funding and requires districts to prepare three-year plans for how they will allocate those funds beginning in July 2022. Dr. Pfeiffer of the Department of Education described categories intended to replace an open list of allowable expenditures and emphasized multi-year planning, accountability and annual reporting by ADE beginning October 2023.

Under the proposal,…

Already have an account? Log in

Subscribe to keep reading

Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.

  • Unlimited articles
  • AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
  • Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
  • Follow topics and more locations
  • 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
30-day money-back on paid plans