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Education commissioner says special-education appropriation fell short; says governor added $16M, bill would set floor on proration
Summary
Frank Gettleblue, the state Commissioner of Education, told the House Finance Division on April 2 that actual special-education invoices submitted by school districts exceeded the amount appropriated for the year and that the governor added $16 million to the current budget to reduce a shortfall the department identified.
Frank Gettleblue, Commissioner of Education, told the Finance Division on April 2 that the department discovered a large gap between the state appropriation for special-education aid and the bills submitted by school districts after the school year ended. “It’s been quite highly publicized that we were $60,000,000 short in terms of our appropriation for that,” Gettleblue said, describing how districts submit invoices after the year closes and the department must reconcile actual costs.
The department explained the mechanics: districts incur special-education expenses during the school year and then submit invoices in the following months; the state then totals allowable costs, calculates the statutory aid, and —…
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