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Senators back legislation to create select committee for school‑finance recalibration and appropriate $920,000
Summary
The Committee of the Whole reported House Bill 316 (school finance model recalibration) favorably. The bill creates a 12‑member select committee to oversee recalibration of the school finance funding model, appropriates $920,000 for consultant and committee expenses, and removes an explicit charter‑school funding study clause in a standing‑amend.
The Senate Committee of the Whole reported House Bill 316 favorably after floor consideration and adoption of a standing committee amendment that removed a specific charter‑school funding study clause.
Senator Rothfuss explained that House Bill 316 establishes a 12‑member select committee (six House members, six Senate members, each chamber to include at least one minority member) to undertake a recalibration of the state school finance model during the next interim. The select committee's mission is to evaluate whether the school‑foundation funding model is cost based and to report…
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