Enacts the "our school our rules act"; prohibits mandatory regionalization plans.

The bill enacts the "our school our rules act" to prohibit mandatory regionalization plans for local school districts. It prevents the commissioner, the department, or the board of regents from requiring local school districts to develop, implement, or participate in any mandatory regionalization plan. The act also nullifies any regulation related to boards of cooperative educational services that mandates regionalization plans by local school districts. Local school districts retain full autonomy over governance, budgeting, and operational decisions without interference.

Enacts the "our school our rules act"; prohibits mandatory regionalization plans.

The bill enacts the "our school our rules act" to prohibit mandatory regionalization plans for local school districts. It prevents the commissioner, the department, or the board of regents from requiring local school districts to develop, implement, or participate in any mandatory regionalization plan. The act also nullifies any regulation related to boards of cooperative educational services that mandates regionalization plans by local school districts. Local school districts retain full autonomy over governance, budgeting, and operational decisions without interference.