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BLR outlines 18-month adequacy study, says committee defines "adequacy"
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Bureau of Legislative Research staff told the Senate Education Committee that the adequacy study is an 18-month, statute-driven process and that the committee—not staff—makes the judgment about what constitutes adequate K-12 funding; staff will supply evidence, data and policy options but not recommendations.
Nell Smith, administrator for the Policy Analysis and Research Section of the Bureau of Legislative Research, told the Senate Education Committee that the adequacy study required by state law is an 18-month process designed to give committee members the evidence they need to decide what constitutes an adequate K-12 education. "Adequacy is what you say it is as long as it's grounded in evidence," Smith said.
Smith reviewed the statutory history that guides the study, including Act 57 of the 2003 extraordinary session and later amendments, and explained how BLR will support the committee. She said foundation funding and state/local shares together provide about $3,000,000,000 to schools and that roughly 41% of state tax dollars…
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