Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Lawmakers Hear Warnings as Fair School Funding Phase-In and 'Base-cost' Inputs Fall Out of Balance
Summary
Superintendents, treasurers and education advocates told the Ohio House Education Committee that failing to update base-cost inputs in the Fair School Funding Plan will shift costs to local taxpayers and push growing districts onto guarantees.
Superintendents, treasurers and education advocates told the Ohio House Education Committee on Feb. 19 that the Fair School Funding Plan’s final phase must include updated base-cost inputs to prevent a sharp reduction in the state share of school funding.
The committee heard repeated testimony that leaving base-cost components at older years while updating local property and income measures would shift responsibility for K–12 costs onto local taxpayers, reduce per-pupil state support and push growing districts onto funding “guarantees.”
Why it matters: Witnesses said the mismatch already produces districts that gain students but…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
