Senators press for district‑level data before capping tuition or education spending growth
The Senate committee debated two draft approaches—one mirroring allowable spending growth and a simpler tuition cap tied to a fixed inflator—and directed staff to compile district‑level education spending and tuition data to model impacts before any vote.
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Legislative counsel presented two draft approaches to limit tuition and to set an allowable education spending cap for districts. Counsel said Option 1 would apply the same allowable‑growth mechanics used elsewhere to announced tuition (with a minimum allowable growth of 3% and an example top of 9%), while Option 2 would be a simpler rule capping tuition at prior‑year announced tuition plus a fixed inflator such as NIPA.
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