Charters and parents urge emergency hold‑harmless funding after HB63 cuts
Dozens of charter leaders, parents and teachers urged LESC to restore HB63 'hold harmless' funding for schools hit by formula changes. Speakers cited large cuts (Explore Academy ~ $1.09M; Cottonwood ~ $817k) and asked for a phased appropriation — commonly $12.8M emergency this year and $8.6M next year.
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A long public‑comment docket focused on the unintended consequences of House Bill 63’s changes to at‑risk funding and asked the Legislative Education Study Committee to include a three‑year phased "hold harmless" appropriation in its budget recommendation.
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