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Board and lawmakers weigh moratorium exception as independent‑school backlog is worked through
Summary
State Board members told the House committee they have begun reviewing roughly a dozen reapproval cases but estimated about 60 schools remained in the backlog; one therapeutic school seeks an exception to the moratorium, and staff will conduct legal analysis to determine whether a new LLC counts as a new school.
House Education members and State Board leaders discussed the independent school approval backlog and a pending request for a moratorium exception during a Jan. 27 check‑in.
Jennifer Dex Samuelson said the board has been reviewing reapproval requests and estimated "we've probably looked at a dozen schools" in the past 6–8 months while recalling there were "60 some odd schools" in the backlog. Board members…
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