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Appropriations panel forwards K–12 finance overhaul that adds roughly $228M over two years, includes mandates and new appropriations
Summary
Senate File 81, a comprehensive K–12 finance bill, was advanced by the Senate Appropriations Committee after staff described roughly $228.1 million in added funding over two years, new recurring grants for dual enrollment, appropriations for bus purchases and administrative resources, and a mandate (with a delayed timeline) for district participation in the state employee health plan.
The Senate Appropriations Committee advanced Senate File 81, a 105-page bill that, as amended, increases K–12 public education funding by roughly $228.1 million over two years and includes multiple appropriations, administrative staffing, and a mandate on district participation in the state employee group insurance plan.
Matthew Wilmar, introduced to the committee as a senior school finance analyst, summarized the bill's funding effects. "The bill as introduced provided an increase in funding to K–12 public education over the next 2 years of approximately $157,100,000," Wilmar said. He said the standing committee amendment added about $70,000,000 to that total and…
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