Appropriations Committee hears bill to raise per‑pupil operating allocations by about 20%

Summary

House Bill 1338 would increase Material, Supplies and Operating Costs (MSOC) per‑pupil allocations across multiple categories by roughly 20%, codify some MSOC amounts and rebasing requirements, and reduce skill center class‑size assumptions; committee staff estimated a multi‑hundred‑million dollar state cost in the next biennium.

Committee staff briefed the Appropriations Committee on House Bill 1338, sponsored by Rep. April Berg, which would raise the per‑pupil Material, Supplies and Operating Costs (MSOC) allotments for general education and other categories by approximately 20% beginning in the 2025–26 school year and require periodic rebasing.

Staff briefing and key provisions James Mackson, staff to the committee, told lawmakers the current general education MSOC amount defined in statute is $1,533.20 for the 2024–25 school year and projected to be about $1,570 for 2025–26. The bill would increase general education MSOC to $1,883.70 per pupil; raise the grades 9–12 supplemental MSOC to $250.72 per pupil; increase skill center MSOC to $2,159 per pupil; codify certain MSOC amounts that had been set in the budget;…

Appropriations Committee hears bill to raise per‑pupil operating allocations by about 20%

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