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State Board tells House panel it hired counsel and will review long‑standing education rules

House Education · January 28, 2026
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State Board Chair Jennifer Dex Samuelson told the House Education committee Jan. 27 that the General Assembly appropriated $200,000 and the board has hired Sarah Buxton to help review and update rule series, including EQS 2000 and independent school approval rules (2200).

State Board of Education leaders told the House Education committee on Jan. 27 that the board has used a legislative appropriation to hire counsel and begin a planned review of rules the board says have not been updated in many years.

"The General Assembly appropriated, I believe, the sum of $200,000 to the State Board of Ed," said Jennifer Dex Samuelson, chair of the State Board of Education, describing funds intended to support legal services and a broader review of board…

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