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Appropriations panel flags out-of-state placements, holds several education items open
Summary
The House Appropriations Committee reviewed multiple education budget items on Feb. 26 and kept several education appropriations open while asking agencies for more detail, with sustained attention on state-placed students sent to out‑of‑state residential programs and the effect on education costs.
The House Appropriations Committee on Feb. 26 continued review of the FY26 education budget and left several education line items open while requesting more information from agency staff.
Committee members said they will wait for additional detail from the Department of Education and other agencies before making final recommendations on major rollups, special education and residential-placement costs. Members noted the education payment roll-up (the committee referred to it as the “mixing bowl”) totals roughly $2,000,000,000 and is therefore not a line-by-line target…
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