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Committee advances bill aligning state rules with McKinney‑Vento to protect homeless students
Summary
House Bill 2,594, which establishes state requirements to ensure homeless students receive equal access to public education and aligns state obligations with the federal McKinney‑Vento Act, passed committee after a technical amendment; sponsor Representative Reeves spoke emotionally about personal experience (14–0, 5 excused).
The House Education Committee reported House Bill 2,594, a measure that creates state requirements to ensure homeless children and youth have equal access to free, appropriate public education and confirms that actions satisfying the federal McKinney‑Vento Homeless Assistance Act also satisfy state requirements.
Staff noted one amendment in the…
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