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Committee considers tying extended‑time revenue to general education formula to shore up summer and after‑school programs
Summary
Sen. Bolden introduced SF 1275 on March 12, proposing to tie extended time revenue used for summer and after‑school programs to increases in the state's general education formula.
Sen. Bolden presented Senate File 1275 to the Senate Education Finance Committee on March 12, seeking to tie Minnesota's extended time revenue (ELT) — used to reimburse districts for after‑school, summer and other extended learning programs — to future increases in the basic general education formula.
"Under the current law... this funding has remained stagnant at $5,117 per pupil," Sen. Bolden said, arguing that the unchanged base has made it difficult for districts to sustain summer and after‑school programs. Testifiers from Rochester Public Schools, Mahtomedi Academy (Intermediate District 916) and Ignite After School described…
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