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Lawmakers press OPI for Impact Aid data, and discuss funding pressure points for ELL, special education and advanced opportunities
Summary
Senators and representatives asked the Office of Public Instruction for clearer data on federal Impact Aid, expenditures for significant enrollment increases, and the adequacy of state funding for English language learners, special education and advanced-opportunities programs.
Committee members pressed the Office of Public Instruction for data on several K‑12 funding pressures, including federal Impact Aid, the use of funds for significant enrollment increases, English-language-learner (ELL) funding, special education costs and the advanced opportunities program wait list.
Senator Wendy Boyd and other members said they want clearer state visibility into how Impact Aid is claimed and used by districts, and they asked OPI to provide condensed data and trend graphics before executive action. Chair Beatty summarized the committee’s request: OPI should report what the state can see about Impact Aid receipts,…
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