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House Education Committee approves Education Excellence Fund expenditure plan
Summary
The House Education Committee voted unanimously on Dec. 12 to approve the Department of Education’s proposed Education Excellence Fund (EAF) expenditure plan, authorizing allocations across instructional programs, early childhood and other approved educational uses from multiple EAF funding pools.
The House Education Committee on Dec. 12 approved the Department of Education’s recommended expenditure plan for the Education Excellence Fund, granting the department permission to distribute funds across school systems and eligible programs.
Chairwoman Schlegel opened the session and the department presented the EAF breakdown, tracing its origin to the 1999 Millennium Fund and describing three statutorily allowed uses: early childhood education, remedial instruction for students who underperform on state assessments, and other legislative-approved educational programs. Department staff told the committee that…
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