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HJ 34 Study; best practices in public school divisions.

Introduced by: L. Scott Lingamfelter | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Best practices in public school operations. Directsthe Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to examine best administrative, fiscal, and service practices in the Commonwealth's public school divisions. In conducting the study, the Commission shall select from among the several school divisions, a sample that is representative of urban, suburban, and rural school divisions in the Commonwealth. The Commission shall also (i) consider, among other things, the work of the Commission on Efficiency in the Use of Public School Funds; (ii) identify those programs and services that might be consolidated, are not achieving their intended purpose, or for which the mission is no longer relevant or discernible; (iii) identify those services, such as transportation, maintenance, food service, and other initiatives that might be effectively out-sourced; and (iv) develop recommendations regarding revenue-saving initiatives and practices. The Commission must submit an interim report to the Governor and the 2003 Session of the General Assembly, and must submit its final written findings and recommendations to the Governor and the 2004 Session of the General Assembly.


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