HCS/HB 1370 - This act requires every school district and charter school to maintain an accountability portal for the public. By September 1, 2019, each public school and charter school shall develop, maintain, and make available all publicly available income, expenditure, and disbursement information for the current fiscal year. The data on the portal shall be updated quarterly and remain available for the next 10 years. If the expenditure and revenue information is not provided on a school district's website, then there may be a link provided to the information which is stored on the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's (DESE) website. Additionally, this act requires, by January 1, 2019, that DESE create a template for voluntary use by any school district needing assistance in developing an accountability portal. In the event that a school district or charter school does not maintain a website, the information shall be maintained through DESE. This act is identical to a provision contained in the truly agreed to SS/HCS/HB 1606 (2018) and similar to HB 263 (2017). JAMIE ANDREWS
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