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Committee hears concerns about state budget delays and charter-school tuition payments
Summary
Finance members and staff raised concerns that delayed state funding leaves districts covering costs while charter schools continue to receive tuition payments; staff discussed options such as withholding district portions of charter payments until a budget is passed and cited that roughly 30% of district revenue comes from state sources.
Committee members pressed staff on the fiscal implications of a still-unpassed state budget and how the delay affects district cash flow and special education funding.
Staff reported the Act 1 index at 3.5% and the district’s internal estimate at about 4.3%, but said no state budget numbers had been released. Members and staff discussed that approximately 30% of district revenue comes from state…
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