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Senate panel hears bill allowing counties to put pre‑K funding to local voters
Summary
Senate Bill 141 would permit local jurisdictions to let voters decide whether to fund prekindergarten programs; sponsor and committee discussed example in Lucas County and nonprofit-led models such as HOPE Toledo’s proposal to present a program to voters without creating a new tax requirement in statute.
The Senate Local Government Committee heard sponsor testimony on Senate Bill 141, which would authorize local governments and voters to decide whether to fund prekindergarten programs at the county level.
Senator Hicks Hudson, the bill’s sponsor, told the committee the measure would “allow for the local,…
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