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House Education hears timeline and contingency concerns for Act 73 rollout
Summary
At a Jan. 15 House Education meeting, legislative staff outlined Act 73 milestones and contingencies for a phased foundation-formula rollout; lawmakers pressed staff on property-tax impacts, district elections, and unresolved school construction funding.
The House Education Committee on Jan. 15 heard a briefing from Legislative Council staff on Act 73’s timeline, contingent provisions and what must happen before elements such as a statewide foundation formula take effect.
Legislative Council attorney John Bray told the committee some changes in Act 73 are already scheduled to become statutory (with effective dates such as July 1, 2026), while other provisions are contingent. "This is a great illustration of session law versus, amending your green books statutory law," Bray said, explaining that provisions tied to contingencies do not take effect unless the specified conditions are met.
Staff walked members through the committee’s graphic timeline and the major dates the group flagged: earlier effective changes on 07/01/2025 (for certain tuitioning provisions); an intent and action window in the 2026 session for school district boundaries, CTE and pre-K updates; a practical date for initial school-board special elections in November 2027; administrative changes to property-tax…
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