Proposal to create BRAC-style commission for school consolidations draws skepticism
H.B. 234 would establish an independent commission modeled on the federal BRAC process to recommend school closures and realignments; DOE and the Board of Education urged caution about timeline, member composition and educational expertise, and DAGS flagged funding and statutory scope concerns.
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The committee took testimony on H.B. 234, which would set up a temporary, independent commission to recommend a comprehensive package of school consolidations, realignments and closures modeled on the federal Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process.
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