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Senate committee hears bill to raise per‑pupil funding, change ADM formula and shift construction dollars
Summary
Lawmakers heard House Bill 13 69, which would increase the state per‑pupil payment, change average daily membership (ADM) calculation to a greater‑of rule or 3‑year rolling average, remove a 12% levy cap and transfer $75 million from the foundation aid stabilization fund to the school construction revolving loan fund.
House Bill 13 69, the superintendent’s funding bill, was presented to the Senate Education Committee with proposals to increase per‑pupil payments, alter enrollment accounting and move $75 million into school construction loans.
Representative Jeff Heiner, the bill sponsor, told the committee the measure “is basically the superintendent’s bill and the per student payment,” and said Section 1 would increase the per‑pupil payment by 2 percent for the 2025–26 biennium and another 2 percent for the 2026–27 biennium. Heiner said the change “would amount to a total cost of 91,968,000” and stated the bill would set new per‑student dollar levels for the coming biennia (as presented in testimony).
The bill would also change how average daily membership (ADM) is calculated so districts receive the greater of the previous…
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