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House panel hears bill to fund sixth graders at middle‑school rates and expand CTE
Summary
A House Education Committee hearing on HB 339 focused on aligning funding for sixth graders enrolled in accredited middle schools with their seventh‑ and eighth‑grade peers and adding requirements to expand career and technical education for middle grades; the Office of Public Instruction outlined fiscal assumptions and the bill drew broad support from teachers and education groups.
Representative Melissa Romano, sponsor of House Bill 339, told the House Education Committee that the bill would end what she called an “arbitrary funding gap” by funding sixth graders in accredited middle or junior high programs at the same A and B rates as seventh and eighth graders and requiring expanded age‑appropriate career and technical education (CTE) offerings.
The bill’s sponsor, Representative Melissa Romano, said the change reflects current practice: “In fact 98% of our sixth graders are now being served in a middle school setting,” and the bill would allow schools to “expand career and technical education or CTE opportunities” for younger students.
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