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Senate passes $71.2M education funding package and WPU adjustments
Summary
Senate passed Senate Bill 2, an education‑funding package that increases ongoing Education Fund spending (about $71.2 million), raises the WPU modestly and funds student growth and teacher supplies; it passed under suspension of rules and will go to the House.
Senate Bill 2, the chamber’s principal public‑education appropriations vehicle, passed the Senate after floor consideration of amendment placement and funding trade‑offs.
Senate Appropriations leaders said the bill increases ongoing Education Fund commitments by roughly $71.2 million and fully funds student growth (about $36.2 million). The sponsors described…
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