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Committee unanimously backs bills to reclassify approved private schools as approved special education schools
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Summary
Three bills (HB2167–HB2169) would rename 'approved private schools' to 'approved special education schools' across statutes; the committee recommended all three unanimously after members described visiting and observing services at such schools.
The House Education Committee unanimously recommended three bills (HB2167, HB2168 and HB2169) that would change statutory language to rename "approved private schools" as "approved special education schools."
Representative Anderson and other members described visiting these schools, praised staff and said the change reflects how those institutions operate in serving students with specialized needs. Committee members framed the bills as a technical and respectful change to better reflect the schools' mission and services.
Chair Nelson introduced the set of bills and members agreed they were appropriate; the committee voted to recommend all three bills unanimously with no negative votes recorded.
