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Board hears legislative update: SB 797A near final, SB 796 tied to budget, HB 5001 work session May 12
Summary
Staff briefed the board on progress of state bills: SB 797A has unanimous support and is heading to concurrence and the governor; SB 796 (scholarship) is tied to the budget work and sits in Ways & Means; HB 5001 (budget) has a May 12 work session.
Board staff provided a legislative update April 30 covering the board’s priority bills. Martin summarized progress on three measures: HB 5001 (the state budget bill), SB 796 (accounting scholarship), and SB 797A (the main board bill). The board learned HB 5001 had an engaged Ways & Means subcommittee hearing and a tentative May 12 work session; staff expects the budget process to resolve before the June 3 board meeting.
Regarding SB 796, Martin said the scholarship funding was included in budget policy option packages, and the bill has moved through education committee and now sits in Ways & Means for fiscal consideration. He characterized SB 797A as near-final: "everything has been unanimous, on the senate side... we're off to the house floor now on a unanimous vote," and noted a technical one-word amendment requires a concurrence vote back in the senate before the bill heads to the governor.
Board members thanked staff and noted public interest; the board did not take a formal vote on these reports but discussed timing and potential need for further engagement as bills move through the next legislative steps.
