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Division sets K‑12 funding framework, agrees to 225% meal eligibility funding and rejects $10 million for science centers
Summary
The Appropriations - Education and Environment Division reviewed the DPI long sheet (10/13), approved multiple targeted items, agreed to fund school meals at 225% of poverty with an estimated $7.3 million appropriation, and declined a $10 million proposal for two science centers.
The Appropriations - Education and Environment Division spent an extended session reviewing the Department of Public Instruction long sheet (10/13), approving specific budget worksheet items and settling several contested lines.
State Library: The committee agreed to one-time funding of $450,000 to create an interlibrary-union catalog (described as an ILL bridge) to improve resource sharing among libraries statewide. Mary Susi, State Librarian, explained the project will allow patrons at smaller public and school libraries to discover and borrow materials from other libraries in the state rather than relying on out-of-state interlibrary loans.
School for the Blind and Vision Services: The committee approved adding a technology-focused FTE for the School for the Blind (a $152,000 addition in the second year of the biennium) and approved a $55,000 equipment item tied to campus maintenance priorities.
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