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Board legislative liaison warns of funding cuts and DEI restrictions in Columbus and urges vigilance
Summary
Legislative liaison Matt Wyatt told the Talawanda board the state budget (House Bill 96) and Senate Bill 113 could reduce state funding and ban DEI programs in schools, potentially affecting Talawanda’s budget and programs.
At the May 15 meeting the district’s legislative liaison, Mister Wyatt, warned the Talawanda City School District Board of Education about two pieces of state legislation he said would affect school funding and programming.
Wyatt told the board the House budget bill (House Bill 96) as passed by the Ohio House ‘‘does not fully implement the final two years’’ of the 2021 bipartisan Fair School Funding Plan and that the House version ‘‘shortchanged K‑12 schools’’ by an estimated $2.7 billion over two years. He said one provision would limit the amount of reserve cash districts may retain above a stated percentage (he referenced a 30% threshold), requiring…
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