Legislative Session number- 81

Bill Name: SF1413

Implementing the recommendations of the task force on transitional issues
relating to the transfer of powers and duties from the abolished state board of
education to the commissioner of children, families and learning; removing
references to the state board in certain provisions relating to statewide
testing, bilingual and English as a second language teacher preparation
programs, suspension or revocation of teacher licenses, mandatory reporting of
certain teacher discharges or resignations, school district special operating
plans for expenditure limit purposes, extended day programs, integration
revenue, the summer cultural exchange grant program, the academic excellence
foundation board of directors, qualifications of special education hearing
review officers and certain administrative duties of the commissioner; requiring
payment of the processing fee for licenses of supervisory personnel to the board
of teaching in lieu of the commissioner; establishing an education advisory
council to advise the commissioner on education policy and planning; providing
for school board appeal of certain reductions in state aid to the court of
appeals; requiring the commissioner to annually report to the legislature on the
status of proposed rules and to recommend proposals for adopting new rules and
amending or repealing existing rules; designating the commissioner as the
successor trustee of state board of education trust funds; repealing certain
provisions providing for membership, powers and duties of the state board (ja)