SB2664 - Fund Rural Education Evenly Act (FREE) Act; enact.
Willie Simmons, Derrick T. Simmons
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An Act To Enact The Fund Rural Education Evenly Act Or Free Act; To Define Terms; To Create The Fund Rural Education Evenly Grant Program To Be Administered By The Department Of Education For The Purpose Of Ensuring Rural Schools Receive The Necessary Funds To Construct, Upgrade Or Renovate Campus Buildings; To Provide That Each School District Shall Receive A Minimum Amount Under The Grant Program; To Provide That The Remaining Funds In The Grant Program Shall Be Distributed Upon Application; To Require The Department To Promulgate Rules And Regulations To Administer The Grant Program; To Create The Free Act Fund As A Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Provide That Monies Appropriated Out Of The Fund May Be Used To Reimburse Actual Oversight Costs Up To A Certain Amount; And For Related Purposes.
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