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Talent council directs staff to draft statement supporting HB 3149 for fire‑impacted school districts

5771507 · May 7, 2025
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The Talent City Council voted to direct the city manager to develop a statement backing House Bill 3149, which would extend state ADM-related funding that Phoenix‑Talent Schools says expires June 30, 2025.

The Talent City Council on Wednesday directed the city manager to draft a statement on behalf of the city supporting House Bill 3149 and urging continued state support of school districts affected by the 2020 fires.

Phoenix‑Talent Schools Superintendent Brent Berry told the council that the state funding that helped the district following the 2020 fires "ends 06/30/2025," and that the district has been shrinking staff while student enrollment has remained steady. "We have attritioned positions over the last several years. Our student…

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