Representative Gina Galfetti told the House Education Committee on April 11 that she was offering an amendment to H.454 intended to bring the bill "back to center." "This is gonna be a very, very short presentation because you guys have seen this bill already," Galfetti said, arguing the committee's prior changes "strayed too far from what the intent of the original bill was."

Galfe tti said her amendment narrows changes to the foundation formula and keeps the bill more closely aligned with the governor's proposal. "I'm all in on the governor's proposal exception," she said, while noting she wanted further conversation about the district timeline. Galfetti also said the amendment restores a minimum class size to 25 and favors the lower foundation-formula number in the governor's construct.

Committee members pressed on likely effects. One member asked whether "every classroom in [a specific district] could handle 25"; Galfetti replied the question had been raised with teachers in her district and responses were "mixed," adding that some teachers saw the governor's proposal as likely to "put more money in their pockets." Another committee member, identified in discussion as Kate, warned that, as she read budget examples from the Agency of Education (AOE), some staff such as nurses, librarians and counselors could be paid less under the proposed budget structure unless weighted funding components change; other speakers replied that weighted funding would be layered on the foundation formula, making precise salary impacts uncertain.

The committee also confirmed that CTE language in the bill would remain unchanged by Galfetti's amendment. The committee took a straw vote on the amendment; members were asked to "raise your hands" to indicate support and opposition, but the transcript does not record a formal committee adoption or a definitive roll-call tally for a final committee motion.

Discussion items recorded in the transcript were deliberative; the committee did not record a floor-level passage of Galfetti's amendment during the hearing. The bill H.454 and the governor's proposal will proceed according to legislative process and further consideration on the floor and in the Senate.