In wide-ranging bill (CS/SB 1696) passed by the Senate Education Pre-K-12 Committee on Wednesday, the state would require more oversight of school districts that are found by a grand jury to be financially mismanaged and would mandate greater disclosure of district budgets.
That portion of the bill, sponsored by committee chairman Sen. Stephen Wise, R-Jacksonville, is a response to the Broward County School District, which is in disarray after a grand jury report cited corruption and financial irregularities.
The bill requires an oversight board that could recommend “corrective action.” The measure also requires school districts to post each proposed and official budgets on their school websites.
The measure has no identical companion in the House.
The News Service of Florida
