SENATE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
COMMITTEE:
Education
TIME & DATE:
9:00 AM, Monday, February 22, 2010
PLACE:
E1.028 (Hearing Room)
CHAIR:
Senator Florence Shapiro
The Committee will hear invited and public testimony on the following
charges:
 
Senate Interim Charge 4:
Examine cost drivers in education including state requirements that
impact school district budgets. Recommend opportunities for achieving cost
efficiencies.
 
Senate Interim Charge 8:
Monitor the implementation of legislation addressed by the Senate Committee
on Education, 81st Legislature, Regular and Called Sessions, and make
recommendations for any legislation needed to improve, enhance, and/or
complete implementation. Review the implementation of legislation related
to the state's accountability system including the revised dropout rate
calculation, textbooks, and the virtual school network. Specifically,
monitor the following:
-HB 3, relating to public school accountability
-HB 4294, relating to textbooks and the use of technology
(For charge 8 the Committee will only consider HB 3 and HB 4294 at this
time)
 
Public testimony will be limited to 3 minutes per person.