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Lobbyists cite dual‑credit law victory, warn work remains on teacher‑pension penalties
Summary
District lobbyists told the Rockford Public Schools stakeholders committee that an amendment to the Dual Credit Quality Act has been enacted and praised local staff work, while saying efforts continue to fix Teacher Retirement System penalties that have cost the district significant sums.
Zephyr Government Strategies lobbyists told Rockford Public Schools board members that the district won a legislative change on dual credit this year but still needs a fix to pension penalties imposed by the Teacher Retirement System. "We worked five years on a new funding formula … and we worked to make sure every year that that is funded at the maximum level," said Amy Ballinger Cole, a Zephyr consultant who described the firm’s work for the district. Michael Cassidy, Zephyr’s principal, said the district also secured a federally directed earmark for a pathways program through Senator Tammy Duckworth’s office. The most immediate, local win described at the meeting was an amendment to the Dual Credit Quality Act that…
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