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Legislative committee reviews proposed cuts to contracted education initiatives and statewide technology programs
Summary
The Public Education Appropriations Committee reviewed LFA recommendations to reduce or discontinue several contracted education programs for FY2027, including proposed cuts to competency‑based grants and early‑literacy software; USBE largely agreed but warned of staffing impacts and urged phased reviews.
The Public Education Appropriations Committee on the morning of the hearing reviewed proposed reductions to the contracted initiatives and grants line item and the new statewide technology contracts line item for fiscal year 2027.
Kiki Hudson, legislative fiscal staff, told the committee the contracted initiatives and grants line item funds 22 active programs with a FY2027 funding base of approximately $40,300,000 and recommended multiple reductions. The largest ongoing reduction in that line item is the discontinuation of the Competency‑Based Education Grants program, an ongoing cut of $2,093,100, which LFA said is no longer essential because similar online and supplemental education options are available to local education agencies (LEAs). Hudson also recommended a one‑time reduction of $87,400 from a…
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