relative to the powers and duties of cooperative school district budget committees.

This bill proposes to expand the authority of budget committees in cooperative school districts, giving them similar powers to municipal budget committees regarding school funding. Under the new rules, these committees would review and evaluate all proposed spending plans, including any requests to use capital reserves, before the town meeting can consider them. Additionally, no spending proposals would appear on the official ballot unless the committee approves them, and the committee's vote on each item would be printed alongside the ballot for voters to see. The legislation aims to ensure that cooperative school district budgets undergo a formal review process before being presented to the public for a vote.