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Board narrows focus for near‑term legislative asks; charter liability and sovereign immunity flagged

School Board of Manatee County · August 30, 2024
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Summary

Trustees identified priorities to send to the Greater Florida Consortium: fully funded universal pre‑K, no shifting of new mandates into the base student allocation, school safety funding, and stronger fiscal/operational accountability for entities receiving public dollars (charters); counsel urged attention to charter liability and sovereign immunity increases.

Board members reviewed potential legislative priorities to forward to the Greater Florida Consortium and discussed items the district will emphasize to state delegates.

Trustees proposed several core priorities: fully funded universal full‑day prekindergarten in public schools; continued funding for school safety infrastructure and needs; and…

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