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Senate bill would raise MSOC per‑student allocations 10% and use three‑year enrollment average; districts cite rising insurance and utility costs
Summary
Senate Bill 5192 would collapse MSOC categories into a single per‑student allocation, increase MSOC amounts by 10% and calculate enrollment with a three‑year rolling average. District leaders told the committee that MSOC shortfalls force levies to pay for core operations and cited large increases in insurance and utilities.
Senate Bill 5192, presented to the Senate Early Learning & K‑12 Education Committee, would change how school districts receive state funding for materials, supplies and operating costs (MSOC). The bill removes distinct MSOC categories from the prototypical funding model and consolidates them into a single per‑student allocation, increases the per‑student MSOC amounts by 10%, and sets district enrollment for MSOC calculations on a three‑year rolling average.
Committee staff summarized the proposal and the bill’s projected cost. A staff fiscal note attached to the bill estimates roughly $298 million in additional expenditures in the 2025–27 biennium for the proposed MSOC changes.
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