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Committee hears bill to tweak oversight of Workforce Education Investment Account board
Summary
The Post Secondary Education Workforce Committee heard testimony for Substitute Senate Bill 5,931, which would lengthen co-chair terms and change several administrative rules for the WEA oversight board; supporters said the changes clarify operations and that a required public data dashboard was never implemented due to funding limits.
The Post Secondary Education Workforce Committee took testimony on Substitute Senate Bill 5,931 on Feb. 18, a measure that would make administrative changes to the Workforce Education Investment Account accountability and oversight board.
Saranda Ross, staff to the committee, told members the bill would increase co-chair terms from one to two years, allow the board to meet more than four times a year, require consultation with the Student Achievement Council when reviewing investments, and eliminate the statutory requirement that the board maintain a public data dashboard.
"Turning to the bill before…
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