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Minutes for HB2650 - Committee on K-12 Education Budget
Short Title
Requiring each school district to establish an at-risk student accountability plan and to show academic improvement in certain student subgroups and students identified as eligible for at-risk programs, prohibiting the state board of education from revising the curriculum standards in English language arts and mathematics until 75% of all students achieve proficiency and requiring school districts to comply with all state laws and rules and regulations to maintain accreditation.
Minutes Content for Wed, Feb 7, 2024
Nick Myers, Office of Revisor of Statutes, read the bill brief for HB2650. (Attachment 2)
The Chair opened the hearing on HB2650.
The following people provided testimony.
Proponents
Mike O'Neal, Kansas Policy Institute (Attachment 3)
Written Only Proponents
Trish O'Neal, Citizen (Attachment 4)
Opponents
Rae Niles, Superintendent, USD 439 (Attachment 5)
Jim Karleskint, USA Kansas (Attachment 6)
Leah Fliter, KASB (Attachment 7)
Ann Mah, Kansas State Board of Education (Attachment 8)
Erin Woods, Game On for Kansas Schools (WebEx) (Attachment 9)
Written Only Opponents
John West, Citizen (Attachment 10)
Karen Burrows, Superintendent, USD 507 (Attachment 11)
Tonya Merrigan, Superintendent, USD 229 (Attachment 12)
Michelle Hilliard, Principal, Complete High School Maize (Attachment 13)
Sharon Walker, Principal, Chamber Academy (Attachment 14)
Michael McCambridge, Assistant Principal, Independence High School (Attachment 15)
Susan Willis, CFO, USD 459 (Attachment 16)
Lauren Tice Miller, KNEA (Attachment 17)
Patty Carter, KASEA (Attachment 18)
Neutral
None
Written Only Neutral
Anna Stubblefield, Superintendent, USD 500 (Attachment 19)
The Chair closed the hearing on HB2650.
The meeting adjourned at 5:12 pm.
