Committee previews language to ease school-district mergers, keeps process voluntary

Mar 21, 2026

Committee chair previewed draft language to move Act 46 session law into Title 16 chapter 11 and to make initial merger conversations mandatory while keeping full consolidation nonmandatory; staff to present detailed procedure next week.

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The chair said the committee will return to a more detailed review of merger and consolidation language next week, aiming to move lessons from Act 46 into Title 16 chapter 11 while preserving voluntary mergers.

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