HB1713 Summary

• Changes the name "Minimum Foundation Program Aid Act" to "Public School Funding Act of 2003" in audit review provisions.

• Repeals obsolete provisions regarding State Board of Education member terms and school warrant fraud penalties.

• Increases thresholds for Commissioner of Education review of family member employment/transactions from $5,000 to $10,000.

• Modifies student assessment remediation requirements to reference "state-mandated" assessments and clarifies that college/career readiness measurement remediation is not required for high school graduation.

• Repeals the limited public charter school statute (§ 6-23-601) and updates charter school application resubmission procedures.