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Board hears IU impacts from state budget impasse and summary of pending education bills
Summary
Board was briefed on how the state budget impasse is forcing some intermediate units to close programs and prompted a $25 million loan at one IU; members also summarized several pending bills affecting facility reporting, educator admissions, special education reporting, school safety grants and career/technical funding.
The board received updates on state-level developments that could affect district services and intermediate unit (IU) operations.
A Chester County IU representative told the board the statewide budget impasse has put many IUs at risk of closing programs — including early childhood, special education and special services — because state funding is not being released even when federal reimbursements exist. The IU reported it had not yet closed programs but that the board of that IU approved a $25 million loan at…
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