Administrative Efficiency in Public Schools

District school boards are now exempt from adopting certain rules with public input at public meetings, and boards with less than $500 million in annual funds are no longer required to employ internal auditors.

Student performance may no longer be the sole determinant for incentive pay, and measurement of student learning growth cannot be the only factor for teacher bonuses.

Innovation schools of technology and Principal Autonomy Program schools must comply with specific provisions regarding multiyear contracts for instructional personnel in addition to annual contracts.

Schools may not be required to use student learning growth as the sole determining factor when recruiting instructional personnel.

School districts must update capacity determinations twice annually, and IEP teams must complete IEPs and service matrices within 30 days (reduced from 60 days) after parent requests.

Advanced degrees in related fields may now be used to set salary schedules for instructional personnel and administrators hired after a specified date, and eligibility requirements for the Teacher Apprenticeship Program were revised.

Title I funds may be withheld for eligible schools to provide educational services including STEM curricula, instructional materials, and learning technologies related to drones, coding, and robotics.

New definition added for 'instructional multiyear contract' as a 3-year employment contract beginning July 1, 2026, for instructional personnel.