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KY Commissioner of Education Testifies Before U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

KY Commissioner of Education Testifies Before U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

July 15, 2016

Kentucky Commissioner of Education Stephen Pruitt testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions last week. He commended the passing of the new law, saying this is both a “civil rights law and an education law.” Like other panelists, he expressed concerns that the regulations go beyond what the statute intended.