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Bill would require public notice when districts anticipate federal grants; parent advocate warns about grant conditions
Summary
House Bill 656 would require school districts to give notice and a hearing when they anticipate federal grant funds and include a summary of obligations in minutes and on district websites; a parent advocate testified that some grants carry instructional requirements that can affect local control.
Representative Katie Petternel introduced House Bill 656 to the committee as a straightforward transparency measure that would require notice of a hearing upon the anticipation of federal funding at the local school board, treat unanticipated funds as such until accepted, and include a summary of obligations in the meeting minutes and on the district website.
Petternel said the purpose is to make taxpayers and board members aware of obligations attached to grants such as Project AWARE and…
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