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GRPS board affirms 2025 legislative priorities; warns of unfunded mandates and benefit cost risks
Summary
The Grand Rapids Public Schools board voted to affirm a legislative platform for 2025 and accepted the superintendent—s evaluation. Staff and consultants reviewed several lame‑duck bills affecting attendance, FAFSA completion, school safety, school library staffing and publicly funded health insurance contributions.
The Grand Rapids Public Schools Board of Education on Dec. 9 affirmed a legislative platform to guide district advocacy in Lansing and accepted the superintendent—s final evaluation for the year.
Consultants from McKelvey Merchant and Seaford briefed the board on bills moving during the lame‑duck session. They highlighted HB 4928–4930, which would allow camera systems on school buses to enforce illegal passing fines returned to the district—s…
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