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House Education Committee advances multiple bills; chair reports amendments and follow‑up requests
Summary
The House Committee on Education advanced several bills Feb. 12, approving amended versions of measures on charter school facility partnerships, a CIP/facilities database, school realignment rules, student transportation eligibility and Safe Routes to School while deferring or seeking revisions for others.
The House Committee on Education met Feb. 12 in Conference Room 309 and moved forward a slate of education measures after hearing hours of testimony from state agencies, unions, advocates and local governments.
Committee leaders recommended passing HB 17‑83 (public‑private partnerships for charter facilities) with amendments after SFA and charter representatives urged pilot authority to leverage private development and speed school construction. The committee also voted to pass HB 17‑78 (establishing a centralized CIP/facilities database) with amendments to clarify scope and funding. The panel approved HD1 versions of bills revising school realignment procedures (HB 2344), student transportation eligibility to align with expanded free school meal eligibility (HB 17‑80), and to preserve and refine Safe Routes to School implementation…
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