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Cornwall-Lebanon board weighs Act 1 opt-out as state budget impasse holds back $11.6M in subsidies
Summary
District leaders told the board the state budget impasse has withheld roughly $11.6 million in expected subsidies, and administrators recommended adopting an Act 1 opt‑out resolution (to not exceed the 4.4% adjusted index) with final certification likely delayed until January pending state guidance.
Cornwall-Lebanon School District officials told the board during their November work session that the ongoing Pennsylvania state budget impasse has delayed roughly $11.6 million in state subsidies the district expected this fiscal year, and recommended moving forward with an Act 1 opt‑out resolution that would limit the district’s budget increase to the district’s 4.4% adjusted index.
Speaker 2, the district finance presenter, said the impasse — described as more than 120 days old — has held back state subsidies that make up a large portion of the $34 million the district expects in state funding.…
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