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HB1816 would let State Board declare financial emergencies and authorize DOE recovery oversight with limited, time-bound powers
Summary
Rep. Rick Lad said HB1816 would allow the State Board of Education to declare a 'financial emergency' and authorize the Department of Education to help develop and oversee a one-year recovery plan; the proposal was prompted by recent distress in Claremont and would include up to $200,000 from the education trust fund for corrective technical assistance.
Representative Rick Lad introduced House Bill 1816, saying the proposal responds to severe fiscal and operational breakdowns in districts such as Claremont and would create a narrowly tailored recovery process. Under the bill, nothing in statute would permit DOE or the State Board to take control of daily local operations "unless the financial and operational condition of the local public school district or school is deemed a financial emergency" by the state board. If the board declares a financial emergency, the bill gives the…
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