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Committee hears bill to extend funding for summer unemployment insurance for hourly school workers
Summary
House File 2,210 would appropriate one‑time state funds and authorize a local levy option to cover summer unemployment insurance (UI) costs for hourly school employees. Testimony from education support professionals and school finance officials described the benefit as necessary to retain staff and avoid service disruptions.
The House Education Finance Committee on March 18 heard House File 2,210, a bill to provide one‑time appropriations and a long‑term local levy option to cover summer unemployment insurance costs for hourly school employees, including bus drivers, paraprofessionals, food service workers and other education support professionals.
Representative Rehm (bill presenter) told the committee the 2023 legislature established summer‑term unemployment insurance for hourly school workers and created a special revenue fund; House File 2,210 would appropriate additional funds to cover remaining expected costs and permit districts to levy for UI costs in future years if state funding is not provided.
What the bill would do: The bill includes a one‑time appropriation of $30,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 to cover projected remaining costs for the summer of 2025,…
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