A proposal to make a searchable website of Pennsylvania public school expenses is now before the state Senate for consideration following passage in the House. The measure would require public schools to submit their expenses annually to the Department of Education. Eventually, the agency would display the information in a searchable website online.

The site, to be called SchoolWATCH, was inspired by the roughly year-old state website PennWATCH, which displays various state expenses, said Rep. Jim Christiana, who sponsored the bill.

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Source: WHYY Newsworks, Jan. 15, 2014.