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Committee hears cleanup bill to remove CEP multiplier from school funding formula
Summary
An Education Committee bill would remove the 1.1 multiplier applied to Community Eligibility Program (CEP) counts in the TEOSA school funding formula after a Department of Education analysis; advocates said the change right‑sizes state aid and preserves CEP participation.
A short, technical bill, LB142, drew proponent testimony explaining why the committee should remove a 1.1 multiplier from the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act (TEOSA) calculation for Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) participation.
Matthew Howe, legislative aide introducing the bill for Senator Janet Hughes, explained CEP allows high‑poverty…
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