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Committee hears special-education shortfall leaves districts subsidizing services from general funds
Summary
House Ways and Means staff presented an estimated $595 million statewide special-education unfunded cross-subsidy for the current year and explained that districts must make up the difference from other local funds; small districts can show large per-pupil shortfalls.
Committee staff told the House Ways and Means education subcommittee that special education in Minnesota operates largely as a cost-reimbursement program and that estimated federal and state reimbursements leave districts covering a notable share of special-education costs from their general funds.
Mr. Strom explained that federal funding for special education (primarily IDEA Parts B and F) is roughly $193 million and that estimated total special-education spending by districts for the current school year was approximately $3.189 billion. Staff estimated total special-education aid at…
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