Committee debates study‑committee rules, voluntary mergers and state school‑construction timing
The committee rewrote study‑committee reporting requirements for proposed unified union school districts, debated whether language could be read as compelling mergers, and heard the deputy secretary of education warn that rushing state school‑construction aid and staffing could strand district investments and divert transformation funds.
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Lawmakers on the Education Committee spent the bulk of the meeting revising section 13 of a comprehensive Education bill that would require school districts to participate in study committees to examine the advisability of forming new unified union school districts and to provide a detailed final report.
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