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Complex K‑12 funding bill advances to hearing; levy increases, special‑education changes and charter school LEA provisions draw mixed reaction
Summary
House Bill 13‑56, which revises enrichment levy limits, local effort assistance (LEA), special education funding methodology and substitute allocations, drew extensive testimony. Districts, teachers and charter schools had divergent views on equity and adequacy; committee did not vote at the hearing.
House Bill 13‑56, a comprehensive K‑12 funding proposal, received an extensive House Finance Committee hearing covering levy authority, local effort assistance (LEA), special education funding, substitute allocations and charter school eligibility for LEA.
Committee staff outlined complex elements of the bill: increases in per‑pupil maximums for local enrichment levies, an increase in state LEA amounts with phased inflation enhancements, eligibility for charter public schools to receive LEA up to specified limits (with deductions for gifts/donations), increases in allocations for substitutes (teacher and classified), and a change to special education funding that removes the 16% enrollment cap beginning in 2027‑28 and shifts 30% of a…
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