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Committee backs 'Better Spending, Better Schools' transparency bill requiring published school spending reports
Summary
SB 2072 would require LEAs and public charter schools to submit two annual reports (planning/budget and prior‑year expenditure) with standardized spending categories and public posting on the state report card; the committee adopted amendments and recommended passage as amended (9 ayes, 2 nays).
Senate Bill 2072, described by the chair as the Better Spending, Better Schools Act of 2026, would require local education agencies and public charter schools to submit two annual reports: a planning and budget report for the upcoming school year and an expenditure report for the prior year, with revenues and expenditures categorized and posted publicly on the state report card.
The chair told members the reports would break revenue by local, state and federal sources and classify spending (instructional, personnel, student support, administration, operations, professional development and direct TISA allocations). "The reports will be posted publicly on the state report card for at least 2 consecutive years," the chair said. Members adopted the amendment on the bill and recommended it for passage as amended; the recorded tally was nine ayes and two noes.
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