Section 3 of newly enacted SB 1566 clarifies the procedure for board members to obtain information maintained by the district without having to cite the Public Information Act.  The new law creates a timeline for the district to respond to a board member’s request, and then authorizes that board member to sue the district if the district fails to produce the information on time.  If the board member is successful with that suit, the district has to pay the board member’s attorneys’ fees and court costs.  It then says:

The district shall pay the costs and fees from the budget of the superintendent’s office.

I’ve never before seen a law that specifies what account a payment has to come from. Are these the same guys that claim they support local control? This is legislative micro-managing.  And a slap at school superintendents.

DAWG BONE: THERE GOES THE SUPERINTENDENT’S NEW COFFEE TABLE!

 File this one under: LEGISLATION 2017

Enjoy the weekend!!