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Legislative changes in Ohio budget worry Talawanda board about cuts and carryover cap
Summary
Talawanda board legislative liaison warned that the Ohio House budget bill (House Bill 96) would reduce state school funding, eliminate the Fair School Funding Formula and impose a new carryover cap that could force districts to return reserves to taxpayers. Board members discussed implications for levies, bond ratings and local taxpayers.
Talawanda City School District’s legislative liaison told the board on April 17 that a recently passed Ohio House budget bill, House Bill 96, would significantly reduce state support for public schools, alter long‑standing funding formulas and impose a new cap on allowable year‑end carryover funds.
Mr. Wyatt, identified by the board as the legislative liaison, said House Bill 96 ‘‘is a significant departure from the bipartisan Fair School Funding Plan, which was passed in 2021,’’ and that the House version ‘‘short changes that plan by…
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