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Committee updates school community council rules, clarifies internet‑filtering reporting
Summary
The committee adopted the second substitute to HB 144 to restore parent majorities on school community councils, clarify internet‑filtering reports to councils, and ease procedural burdens for small/rural schools; the measure was recommended favorably with unanimous support.
Representative Miller presented the second substitute to HB 144 to clarify school community council (SCC) membership (ensuring non‑educator parent members must outnumber educator parent members), refine internet‑filtering reporting to make it actionable for SCCs, and add flexibility for small or rural schools to meet membership requirements.
The State Board of Education and school boards expressed support; the sponsor said the change was designed to make the code clearer and more attainable for councils that struggled with technical filtering details. The committee adopted the second substitute and recommended HB 144 favorably; one proposed amendment to restore a procedural post‑election appointment step failed but the bill moved forward with the policy language ensuring parent majorities.
