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Escambia leaders warn legislative uncertainty could affect school budget and policies; cellphone, guardian, voucher changes discussed
Summary
Board members and staff at the May workshop described an unsettled legislative environment and warned that state-level decisions could affect the district’s budget and several policies including cellphone rules and guardian training.
Board members and staff at the May workshop described an unsettled legislative environment and warned that state-level decisions could affect the district’s budget and some policies.
Staff told the board that the state budget process was delayed and that, if revenue determinations were postponed into July, the district could face difficulties with the second property-tax (millage) calculation needed for the TRIM process. Finance staff explained the district must produce a second calculation tied to required local effort once revenue guidance is final; a prolonged impasse would push the district into “uncharted territory.”
On specific bills, the board discussed a K–8 cellphone ban that had passed…
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