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Requiring the state board of education to establish a poverty weighting study committee
Topics:K–12 education
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 11, 2020
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 12, 2020
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
1(4) met on December 13, 2019, and recommended to the general assembly the creation of a poverty weighting study committee. This bill directs the state board of education to establish a study committee to make recommendations for funding methodologies to provide additional funding for students from low-income households. The bill directs the department of education to work cooperatively to provide staffing assistance for the study committee and establishes the various persons comprising the study committee.
Read the full explanation
By January 15, 2021, the study committee is required to submit recommendations to the general assembly for new or modified funding methodologies to provide additional funding for students from low-income households.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 12, 2020. It hasn’t reported yet.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
Lobbying
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