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Delegate Watts and Fairfax officials press for K 0through—2 funding formula changes and tax options
Summary
Delegate Watts presented JLARC and Auditor-based findings that the Local Composite Index undercounts Fairfax needs and outlined tax alternatives (including a $2.3 billion consumer services tax estimate) to address state underfunding of K 0through—2 education.
At a Fairfax County legislative work session on Jan. 22, Delegate Watts and other speakers pressed for reform to Virginia'019s K 0through—2 funding formula, arguing the Local Composite Index (LCI) fails to reflect median incomes and regional cost pressures in Northern Virginia.
"For Fairfax County Schools, salaries and benefits take up 85% of the budget," Delegate Watts said, citing JLARC and Auditor of Public Accounts material used to prepare the county…
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