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Bill would change school finance treatment for districts opening multiple schools amid fast growth
Summary
LB711 would adjust Nebraska’s new‑school adjustment so rapidly growing districts opening multiple schools can count additional capacity together, proponents said this would better match the original legislative intent and ease start‑up costs for districts such as Gretna, Bennington and parts of Omaha experiencing sustained growth.
Senator Megan Hunt introduced LB711 to address a discrepancy in the school finance formula that she and proponents said penalizes rapidly growing school districts that open multiple new school buildings in a short period.
Under current law a district opening a new school receives a two‑year “new school adjustment” to help fund start‑up costs: a larger adjustment the first year and a smaller one…
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