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Senators press for district‑level data before capping tuition or education spending growth
Summary
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.
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.
Committee members debated whether such caps should apply to both public and independent schools, whether CTE and special‑education tuition should be excluded, and how caps might affect sending and receiving…
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