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Senate moves to shore up competency-based education funding with short-term fix
Summary
Senate Bill 34 would create a short-term reimbursement fix for competency-based programs so schools are not penalized when students graduate early; sponsors estimate a small fiscal note (about $55,000) and advised a longer-term funding model will be developed during the interim.
Senate Bill 34, uncircled by Senator Milner on Day 2, seeks to address a funding gap for schools using competency-based education by providing a temporary reimbursement approach for early-graduating students.
Milner told colleagues the state’s current time-based funding penalizes schools whose students finish competency-based programs early and that the bill…
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