Synopsis
Under the Act, a redistricting plan is written by the Redding Consortium for Educational Equity ("Consortium"), approved by the State Board of Education, and finally approved by Joint Resolution by the General Assembly and Governor. This Amendment removes the requirement that the General Assembly establish and fund the plan immediately, before any of the necessary steps in the process have occurred. In its place, this Amendment requires the following: (1) The Controller General to prepare a fiscal analysis of the State Board of Education's decision to change school district boundaries based on the work of the Consortium before the General Assembly considers the Joint Resolution required under § 1026(d) of Title 14. (2) State agencies to assist the Controller General as necessary to prepare the fiscal analysis. (3) The General Assembly, through its normal budget process, to determine the funding, if any, to be appropriated to provide resources needed for the implementation of the redistricting plan approved by the Joint Resolution.