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Committee advances bill expanding ESD duties to monitor district fiscal sustainability and require training
Summary
The committee reported engrossed substitute Senate Bill 6,247 with amendments that add ESD responsibilities to evaluate district budget sustainability, provide examples of distress indicators, change reporting channels for suspected wrongdoing, and require director finance training.
The House Education Committee adopted a striking amendment and reported engrossed substitute Senate Bill 6,247 out of committee with a 'do pass as amended' recommendation after broad debate about scope and implementation.
Staff (Ethan) said the bill establishes new budget oversight, reporting and support duties for Educational Service Districts (ESDs), including requirements for ESDs to evaluate the sustainability of school-district budgets…
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