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GRPS committee warns library and FAFSA bills could impose unfunded mandates on districts
Summary
Miss Simas told the Grand Rapids Public Schools legislative committee that recent library and FAFSA bills contain broad requirements likely to create unfunded mandates for larger urban districts; trustees urged tracking costs and advocating for phased timelines or supplemental funding.
Miss Simas, the committee's legislative presenter, told the Grand Rapids Public Schools legislative committee that two library bills recently posted to the education committee contain broad requirements that could be costly for districts of differing sizes. "If they are going to put these kind of unfunded mandates or implementations forward, they need to be more specific for the certain size of the school district," she said.
The potential mandates include requirements for certified librarians tied to district size and unspecified timelines for implementation, which Miss Simas and trustees said…
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