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Howard County schools project $8 million FY26 gap after proposed state changes; county ask rises to $76 million
Summary
The Howard County Board of Education's finance team warned Thursday that proposals in the governor's budget and other state-level changes could widen the school system's FY26 budget gap by roughly $8 million.
The Howard County Board of Education's finance team warned Thursday that proposals in the governor's budget and other state-level changes could widen the school system's FY26 budget gap by roughly $8 million.
"What I'm going to share here is all based on the proposed budgets at the state. None of this has been passed into law or has been finalized yet," Brian Hall, Howard County Public Schools chief financial officer, told the board during a virtual work session on Feb. 6. He said the figures presented were staff projections.
Hall said one component of the…
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