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Arkansas bill to tighten school fiscal oversight stalls amid fight over waiving teacher protections
Summary
Senate Bill 483, which would change fiscal-distress reporting and let the Department seek legislative audit on accumulating nonmaterial issues, drew prolonged debate after language was flagged that could allow waiving teacher fair-dismissal protections in fiscal distress; the committee deferred the bill to be reworked.
Little Rock — A broad rewrite of school fiscal-accountability rules moved into sharp focus Tuesday when members of the Senate Education Committee questioned language that could allow the state to waive teacher fair-dismissal procedures in districts declared in fiscal distress.
Sen. Jane English introduced Senate Bill 483 as a measure to tweak fiscal reporting dates, allow the Department of Education to request legislative audit for accumulating nonmaterial fiscal indicators, and align fiscal accountability procedures with…
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