| Measure Title: | RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
| Report Title: | Education |
| Description: | Eliminates the DOE and BOE and establishes elected local school boards in at least 7 independent school districts. The duties of the local school boards would include: the appointment of the respective district superintendents; and the appointment of performance-based contracts principals within the district. Allows the establishment of up to a total of 46 new century charter schools. Establishes a 7-member education standards and accountability commission, and authorizes the commission to adopt: (1) a weighted student formula to determine the allocation of funds to all schools; (2) a formula to determine the allocation of funds for capital improvement projects to the school districts; (3) statewide content and performance standards; and to establish statewide requirements for school district data collection. |
| Package: | Governor's Package |
| Companion: | HB2332 |
| Introducer(s): | BUNDA (BR) |
| Current Referral: | EDU/JHW, WAM |
| Date | Status Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1/26/2004 | S | Introduced. |
| 1/28/2004 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 2/2/2004 | S | Referred to EDU/JHW, WAM. |
$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment