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CABE representative warns board of vetoed special-education funding, urges local testimony
Summary
Sheila McKay, a legislative representative with CABE, told the Buchanan Board of Education on March 3 that the governor has line‑item vetoed an additional $40,000,000 for the state’s excess‑cost reimbursement grant and urged districts to testify for an override.
Sheila McKay, a legislative representative with CABE, told the Buchanan Board of Education on March 3 that the governor has line‑item vetoed an addition of $40,000,000 to the state’s excess‑cost reimbursement grant and that the legislature may seek a veto override as soon as Wednesday.
McKay said the House had approved the add‑in at “45 to 5 with 5 absent” and the Senate at “34 to 2,” and she urged board members, administrators and families to contact legislators and provide testimony at the override and related hearings. "Please get us your stories," she said, asking districts to submit written and in‑person comments for a select committee public hearing expected in mid‑March.
Why it matters: McKay said the excess‑cost reimbursement helps districts defray unusually high special‑education costs—tuition, transportation and nonpublic placements—that can exceed many times a district’s…
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