Issue Position: Rural Schools

Issue Position

Rob served as the Chair of the Speaker's Task Force on Rural Schools during the 2013-2014 legislative session. During that time, the task force recommended several ideas to help bring much needed aid to rural schools. Rob has continued to be a champion for rural schools as many of those recommendations were approved during the 2015-2017 biennial budget process.

Whole grade sharing which allows school districts to share certain grades without consolidation
Increase funding for high cost transportation aid
Increase funding for sparsity aid
Allow flexibility in teacher licensing

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