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Ways & Means advances special-education study, homestead-exemption language and supplemental spending; foundation formula debated
Summary
The Ways & Means committee approved adding a special-education study to the bill, accepted revised homestead-exemption language and approved supplemental district spending; members moved a foundation-formula measure for further work and debate continued over the base amount.
The Ways & Means committee voted to add a special-education study to the bill, approved revised homestead-exemption language and moved supplemental district spending forward, and members moved a motion on a foundation formula for further work while debating its base amount.
The committee first approved adding language to require a special-education study to be included in the bill. Representative Holcomb moved the addition; the tally recorded in the meeting was 10 yes, 1 no and 0 abstentions.
On homestead exemptions, committee members discussed replacing a property-tax credit with an income-eligible exemption stepped by income brackets and scaled by…
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