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Senate approves school finance bill with contested career-ladder indexing
Summary
Senate Bill 196 passed the Senate after debate over career-ladder funding and indexing; the measure increases the WPU and directs new resources to special education, technology, and classroom size reduction but drew objections about automatic indexing and the 50% performance-pay provision.
The Senate approved Senate Bill 196, a Minimum School Program amendment that increases overall K–12 funding and alters the structure for career-ladder funding. Senator Barlow, presenting the bill, described a $56 million increase drawn from an estimated $95 million in new revenue and addressed growth, WPU increases and targeted investments for special education and classroom-size…
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