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Senate Education panel reviews Act 73 follow-up draft and debates class‑size timing
Summary
Legislative staff walked the committee through draft 9.2 (a follow‑up to Act 73), explaining shifted deadlines for supervisory‑union boundary reports and revised grant figures; members debated whether to tie class‑size enforcement to the foundation formula or remove it from the vehicle and reconvene Friday for further markup.
Legislative counsel walked the Senate Education Committee through draft 9.2, the committee's follow‑up vehicle to Act 73, and highlighted a series of drafting and substantive changes the committee will consider further.
The committee was told the State Board of Education's written report on supervisory‑union boundary adjustments is now due on or before Sept. 1, 2027 (it had previously been December 1, 2026), a change officials said would give the board more time to coordinate merger study committees and consider existing local merger discussions.
Committee members pressed staff on how the draft handles school‑district consolidation recommendations and the timeline for compliance with newly established class‑size minimums.…
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