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Scotland County commissioners approve resolution urging state review of school funding calculations
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The Scotland County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution asking state legislators to review the state school funding calculation and related statutory requirements after discussion about declining student counts and how local per‑pupil contributions are computed.
Scotland County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution asking state lawmakers to review the state school‑funding calculation and related statutory requirements, commissioners said during a regular meeting.
Commissioners debated whether a forthcoming state standard school funding formula would supersede the county's local "school floor" and raised concerns about a statutory calculation the board said state staff do not routinely provide. "DBI has a statutory requirement that they have to provide this calculation; they never have," one commissioner said during the meeting.
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