The Senate Education Committee has approved a bill relating to the State Board of Education and Medicaid-elligible children to be reported to the Senate floor.
The bill, SB 231, would allow the State Board of Education to delegate its Medicaid provider status and subsequent reimbursement to regional educational service agencies (RESAs) or county boards subject to the county board determining that there is a net benefit and no detraction from the educational program of the county.
SB 18 was appropriated to a sub-committee today after decision on the bill was postponed during the last Senate Education meeting Thursday, Feb. 16.
The bill would require ACT and ACT Aspire to be used as the official comprehensive statewide student assessment.
A subcommittee consisting of Senators Patricia Rucker (R-Jefferson), Robert Plymale (D-Wayne) and Charles Trump (R-Morgan) will further research and discuss the bill for the next committee meeting.
The committee will next meet Thursday, Feb. 23 at a time yet to be determined.
