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Panel backs lifting of support‑staff cap in school funding formula; broad backing from school systems
Summary
House Bill 1831, which would remove the longstanding support‑staff cap in the state’s K‑12 funding formula and update cost calculations, was reported to appropriations after broad testimony from school divisions and associations.
The subcommittee voted to report House Bill 1831, a major school‑funding measure that would remove a support‑staff cap imposed after the Great Recession and revise K‑12 Standards of Quality (SOQ) cost calculations to better reflect actual local spending, including benefits and leave payouts.
Sponsor’s rationale: Chair Simons said the support‑staff cap — adopted during the 2009 budget crisis — no longer reflects current costs and limits divisions’ ability to…
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