Arkansas lawmakers file omnibus education bill patterned after Gov. Sanders LEARNS plan
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A long-awaited education omnibus bill patterned on the Arkansas LEARNS plan from Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders was filed in the General Assembly Monday.
The 144-page proposal, Senate Bill 294, was sponsored by Breanne Davis (R-Russellville) and filed just before 5 p.m.
The initial plan from Sanders included proposals to expand school choice, raise teacher pay and mandate literacy skills for third-grade students.
In a Feb. 8 news conference where she announced the legislation’s planned submission, Sanders said it contained the most “far-reaching, bold and conservative education reforms anywhere in the entire country.”
The governor said she wanted to be known as “the education governor” during her inauguration speech.
Opponents of the governor’s plan have claimed that the plan could pull funding from many school district already facing money issues and direct them to more financially stable districts, private schools and charter programs.
They also say they are concerned about what will go into determining which teachers get raises as well as the announcement by Sanders that she is looking to repeal the Fair Dismissal Act.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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