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Ways & Means hears JFO scenarios for Universal Pre‑K funding; report handed to Human Services and Education
Summary
The Ways & Means committee heard a Joint Fiscal Office presentation outlining three funding scenarios for Universal Pre‑K (UPK), discussed tradeoffs (money‑follows‑student, prorated weights, CCFAP interactions) and scheduled a tri‑committee hearing to review the JFO report next Friday at 1 p.m.
The Ways & Means committee on Feb. 12 continued its review of universal prekindergarten (UPK) funding after the Joint Fiscal Office released a report and presented three scenarios showing how money might flow to public districts and private providers.
Emily Byrne of the Joint Fiscal Office told members the report modeled three broad options: UPK provided in‑district, UPK provided entirely outside the district (tuitioning to other public districts or private providers), and a mixed approach in which districts operate some slots and tuition others. "We don't we don't have all the answers. We went through this exercise. We learned a whole lot," Byrne said after walking members through district‑level examples.
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