Senate committee approves adding State Board review for priority schools

Mar 4, 2026

Senate Bill 2047 would require the commissioner of education to recommend plans for priority schools to the State Board of Education, which would make the final determination; the committee voted 8–0 (1 absent) to send the bill to the Education Committee.

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Senate Bill 2047 was described to the Government Operations Committee as a change to the process for handling priority schools that are not meeting academic targets.

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