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Treasurer warns Goshen schools could lose millions under proposed state budget changes
Summary
Treasury staff briefed the board on differences between the governor’s, House and Senate budget proposals and said the Senate version would cut district state funding materially over the next two years, with larger risks from proposed changes to DPIA distribution and inside‑mill rules.
Todd Schenkel, the district finance presenter, told the board the state biennial budget debate has material implications for Goshen Local School District’s next two fiscal years and that the Senate version of the budget shows notable reductions versus the House numbers used in the district’s five‑year forecast.
Sch enkel summarized the budget timetable and what the district used to prepare its five‑year forecast: the governor’s executive budget was released in February, the House amended it in spring and the Senate was preparing its version. Schenkel said the district submitted the forecast in May using House numbers but warned the Senate proposal was less favorable and, if enacted, would reduce state aid: “we're down a half million dollars next year and…
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