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Superintendent warns of growing unfunded mandates; board authorizes staff to propose cuts if needed
Summary
The superintendent told the Stewartville Public School District board that a series of proposed and enacted state actions would create significant unfunded costs through FY27. The board adopted a resolution (6-0 roll call) directing administration to prepare recommendations for program and position reductions if funding shortfalls persist.
The Stewartville Public School District superintendent told the board on March 4 that a set of state-level changes and proposed mandates are likely to create significant costs the district must absorb unless the legislature provides additional funding. The superintendent outlined individual cost estimates for several items and said the district's two-year projection through FY27 lacks the bandwidth to absorb the combined impact.
Among the items the superintendent identified were reductions in state support for summer unemployment (initially funded at $135 million statewide, later proposed at about $30 million), an increase in the employer contribution rate to the Teacher Retirement Account (TRA) from 8.75% to 9.5% (projected local cost about $86,000), expansion of earned safe and sick time (ESST) and paid family medical leave (the latter estimated as a 0.7% wage tax with an employer share of 0.35%, roughly $40,000 to the district),…
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