The House will vote tonight on a bill that would require the State Board of Education to develop a fiscal impact statement on significant rules that have an effect on school districts. The bill would require a public hearing on the fiscal impact statement, and direct the SBE to share the information with the education committees of the Legislature.
SHB 2492 is co-sponsored by Rep. Kathy Haigh, D-Shelton, and Rep. Bruce Dammeier, R-Puyallup. The bill creates some exceptions to the requirement for a fiscal impact statement, mainly for technical changes or when explicitly defined by the Legislature.
The bill is on a list that was just taken up by the House and is not expected to have opposition. No amendments have been proposed.
Interested parties can watch the discussion on TVW (www.tvw.org).
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