Conference committee discusses larger per‑pupil increase, $100M shift to construction fund and higher bonding/notice thresholds in House Bill 1369

A legislative conference committee met to reconcile House Bill 1369 and heard Senate proposals to increase per‑pupil payments, boost school construction funding and raise notice and bonding thresholds.

Committee members discussed moving the per‑pupil payment schedule from the House’s 2-and-2 formula to a Senate 3-and-3, a change the committee’s Senate members said would raise biennial costs from about $91 million under the House approach to roughly $138 million under the 3-and-3, a difference of about $46.5 million. Senate members said the revision relies in part on moving about $100 million from the Foundation Aid…