HB2966 mandates the State Board of Education to analyze grant fund requests for school district consolidation and provide a list of similar districts.
HB2966 amends the School Code to require the State Board of Education to analyze grant fund requests for school district consolidation. The Board must create a list of overlapping or bordering school districts with similar operating tax rates and adequacy funding per pupil. The Board must communicate with superintendents and school boards of these districts, informing them if they are good candidates for the grant funds. School boards must hold public hearings to decide whether to apply for the grant funds. The Board must report to the General Assembly on the application status and outcomes.
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