HB 1411 Makes School Funding More Transparent

The Pennsylvania House is  scheduled to vote this week on  House Bill 1411   that would create the SchoolWATCH (Public School Web Accountability and Transparency) Act, according to state Rep. Jim Cox (R-129) HB 1411 Makes School Funding More Transparent

HB 1411 would require the posting of searchable financial information on the web. Does this include teacher salaries? This is what the bill says: The advisory committee may consider including ON THE INTERNET DATABASE INDIVIDUAL salary information for employees who are not administrative staff.

“May consider” is pretty fudgy.

Cox says that the legislation is similar in concept to the bill that created  PennWATCH, which enhanced the accountability of state government by posting state spending, budget and performance information online.

 HB 1411 Makes School Funding More Transparent

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