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Budget committee warns of sweeping education bills — open enrollment, SAU consolidation, non‑voting ex‑officio proposals among concerns
Summary
Committee members reviewed a range of state bills—most notably HB 751-FN on open enrollment, H1804 on SAU consolidation, and HB 1137 on ex‑officio voting status—and expressed concern about legislative language added as trailer bills and the difficulty of tracking amendments without consistent public hearings.
Members of the Hollis/Brookline Cooperative School District budget committee devoted substantial time to a legislative briefing, raising concerns about several active bills that could alter district operations, governance, and funding.
Chair Jeremy Mann summarized a four-page letter circulated among SAUs that posed questions about HB 751‑FN, a package of open‑enrollment language that had been attached as a trailer bill and, according to members, bypassed standard public-hearing opportunities. Mann said the letter—backed by signs from roughly 57 SAUs and nearly 600 signatures—raises issues about how residency would be…
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