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Committee advances DOE 'cleanup' bill with amendment covering virtual schools, funding flexibility and board changes
Summary
The committee adopted an amendment to SB2228, a Department of Education cleanup bill that revises boards and commissions language, adds virtual school closure provisions, and adjusts funding and screening rules; the bill passed committee 7–1.
Chair Leader White presented SB2228 (drafting code 13860) as a DOE cleanup and administrative bill that makes structural edits and adds closure provisions for charter virtual schools while removing language tied to the Energy Efficient Schools Council. "This is a DOE cleanup administration bill," White said, noting it also addresses summer camp funding flexibility, paid parental leave, background checks for charter schools, and changes to boards and commissions.
Committee members asked clarifying questions about the dyslexia advisory council and board responsibilities; White said the functions are not eliminated but reassigned. The amendment was adopted and the committee approved the bill by roll call (7 ayes, 1 no, 1 absent), forwarding it with a positive recommendation.
