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Senate committee narrows block‑grant flexibility to protect teacher‑designated dollars
Summary
The Senate Education Committee on Jan. 30 recommended Senate File 162, 3–2, a bill that carves teacher reimbursement (including benefits) out of the education block grant and prevents the money originally earmarked for teachers from being moved to other purposes.
Senate File 162 won a split recommendation from the Senate Education Committee on Jan. 30, with the committee approving the bill 3–2.
Sponsor Senator Curt Scott said the measure would "isolate the teacher reimbursement" in the education block grant so that money originally allocated to teachers cannot be moved to other purposes. The bill would still allow districts to move some funds into teacher positions from other parts of the block grant, but would prevent drawing teacher‑designated money out to fund other activities. Senator Scott said the change was motivated by concerns raised during prior recalibration work about so‑called "ghost teachers" and assertions that some districts used model‑allocated teacher funds for administrative purposes.
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