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Committee backs student coral stewardship program but shifts reporting duties to DLNR

House Committee on Education · April 7, 2026
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Summary

The House Committee on Education passed HCR 13 HD1 and HR 15 HD1 with amendments, designating the Department of Land and Natural Resources to lead reporting while keeping DOE as a collaborator; DLNR had flagged concerns about reporting burdens and curriculum development.

The House Committee on Education voted to pass HCR 13 HD1 and HR 15 HD1 on April 7, amending the measures to make the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) the lead agency for submitting reports on a proposed student coral stewardship program while keeping the Department of Education (DOE) and the Public Charter School Commission as collaborators.

DLNR’s Division of Aquatic Resources representative Charlie Taylor told the committee DLNR "support[s] this resolution as written" but warned that earlier drafts that placed report-submission responsibilities on DLNR would be…

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