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SB579Introduced in the Senate

Improving school district efficiency

IntroducedSenate Education

Introduced by Patricia Rucker, District 16

What does this bill do?

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Official description

The purpose of this bill is to allow a county board to exempt itself and all noncharter public schools under its jurisdiction from all statutes and rules as provided for public charter schools; require any county board making such an election to engage an external auditor to perform an independent audit of the county's finances once every three years; and limit the county board's annual cost for the salaries of administrators to not more than six percent of the overall total annual budget of the county.

Where it stands

To Education

January 22, 2026

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Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. To Education then Finance

  3. Introduced in Senate

  4. To Education

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