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Bill Would Create Public Education Review Steering Committee to Direct JLARC Reviews
Summary
Lawmakers heard HB 26-36, which would form a Public Education Review Steering Committee to identify K–12 policies and funding provisions for review by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee (JLARC). Sponsors said the goal is to identify ineffective mandates and free district resources; members raised questions about definitions, scope and whether JLARC could provide proactive analysis.
The committee considered engrossed second substitute House Bill 26‑36, a proposal to establish a Public Education Review Steering Committee that would identify legislative policies and funding provisions for review by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee (JLARC).
Elena Becker, committee staff, said the steering committee would compile policies enacted by the legislature for JLARC review and that JLARC would assess whether those policies meet five goals, including whether the policy achieves its intended outcome, improves student outcomes, has…
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