Senate committee approves model code and training for local school boards
Senate Education Committee approved S.70, directing the State Board of Education to adopt a model code of ethics and a department-led training program for local school boards, plus a process for enforcement and potential referral to the governor for removal of noncompliant trustees.
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The committee advanced S.70, a bill that would require the State Board of Education to adopt a model code of ethics for local school board members and a model training program the department would implement or designate. Staff described amendments that broadened the bill to cover charter-school authorizers and shortened the initial compliance window for training from one year to six months.
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