School District Contracting Amendments

Added a new 'Highlighted Provisions' section (lines 6-12) that summarizes the bill's main points in bullet format.

Added 'None' entries for 'Money Appropriated in this Bill' and 'Other Special Clauses' sections.

Added a new 'Effective date' section (lines 33-34) stating the bill takes effect on May 7, 2025.

Reformatted line numbering and spacing throughout the document for consistency with current legislative drafting standards.

Changed the reviewing authority from the Attorney General's Office to the State Board of Education for all contract and settlement agreement reviews.

Maintained the provision that the reviewing body does not enforce contract terms, but now applies to the State Board of Education instead of the Attorney General.

Updated highlighted provisions to reflect that the State Board of Education now handles review and recommendations rather than the Attorney General's Office.

Review authority changed from the State Board of Education to the attorney general's office for contracts and settlement agreements with the Department of Justice.

Settlement agreements are now explicitly included alongside contracts requiring review.

The attorney general's office must disclose settlement agreement or contract content to the state board.

Recommendation authority now shared between the attorney general's office and the state board, whereas previously only the state board could make recommendations.