| Recognizes boards of cooperative educational services as regional leaders and expands the provision of services by boards of cooperative educational services; authorizes school library systems to serve charter school libraries; expands the authority of boards of cooperative educational services to provide services to charter schools; authorizes boards of cooperative educational services to enter into contracts with library systems for high-speed telecommunication services; authorizes boards of cooperative educational services to enter into contracts with state agencies for the administration of certain instructional services; authorizes the office of mental health to meet its educational obligations for certain children by contracting for such services with the board of cooperative educational services; provides school districts with flexibility in carrying out their claims auditing function. |
