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Legislative budget analyst briefs House education committee on K‑12 funding mechanics and major budget issues
Summary
Jared Tatro of the Legislative Services Office briefed the House Committee on Education on Idaho’s K‑12 funding formulas, how average daily attendance and support units drive distributions, and the top budget items under consideration, including a potential weighted student formula and changes to the transportation formula.
Jared Tatro, deputy division manager for the Legislative Services Office’s budget and policy analysis division, gave the Idaho House Committee on Education an overview of K‑12 funding mechanics, statutory constraints and the top budget issues the committee will face this session.
Tatro emphasized that the legislature allocates funding vehicles rather than setting pay directly: “The legislature does not determine school employee compensation. That is a local decision 100%,” he told the committee. He explained that most school funding is calculated using average daily attendance (ADA) and support units, described how divisors and support unit tables create economies of scale for small and large districts, and…
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