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Committee reviews READ Act spending: $111.9 million in initial investments and smaller biennial tails
Summary
Nonpartisan staff briefed the committee on READ Act appropriations included in the 2024 session that provide one-time and ongoing funding for curriculum, research, training and teacher compensation.
The committee reviewed the READ Act (literacy) appropriations enacted in 2024 and how those line items appear in the education finance spreadsheets.
Solve (Ms.) Beckel of House Fiscal walked members through line items the staff grouped under the Read Act, showing initial 2024–25 appropriations and lower biennial amounts thereafter. "Line 78 shows the appropriation for the Center For Applied Research and Educational Improvement. They received $4,200,000 in…
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