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Ways & Means presses for clarity on school-reserve guidance, timeline for rulemaking
Summary
Committee members and legal staff discussed proposed reserve-account rules to reduce statewide variation in district reserve practices, debated enforceability and exceptions for construction or legal liabilities, and asked the Agency of Education for more precise definitions and a realistic rulemaking timeline.
Madam Chair opened debate on reserve-account guidance after the Agency of Education and the Office of Legislative Council presented draft language requiring rulemaking to include recommended reserve fund account standards.
The Office of Legislative Council’s John Gray told the committee the draft would require the agency to adopt rules that define accounting terms and improve data consistency across districts, and he flagged a change to the proposed effective date. Gray said the language is intended to standardize how districts classify reserve funds and suggested the rulemaking directive would set minimums and maximums districts must adhere to.
Members focused on the practical problem…
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