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Finance committee notes Act 1 index at 3.5% and warns of state budget impasse impacts
Summary
Staff reported the Pennsylvania Department of Education certified a 3.5% Act 1 index for 2026–27 and that the ongoing state budget impasse (noted as day 106) has delayed roughly $4.1 million in payments; Radnor staff said reserves allow continued operations but other districts are experiencing cash stress.
Radnor Township School District finance staff told the committee the Department of Education certified the Act 1 base index for the 2026–27 budget year at 3.5 percent, the average of statewide average weekly wage and the employment cost index used to set local tax‑increase guardrails.
Staff also reported the…
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