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Members press to protect magnet tuition relief; House bill would extend Sheff ‘bump’ statewide
Summary
Subcommittee members warned a proposed FY27 cut of $12 million would undo recent tuition relief for magnets; House bill 5002 would extend the Sheff-era magnet ‘‘bump’’ to all magnets, a change presenters and members welcomed.
Discussion turned to magnet and RESC-funded programs and the long-running Sheff v. O’Neill obligations that shape state magnet funding.
Alex explained that RESC-operated magnets lack a property-tax base and thus depend on state per-pupil grants and tuition; he urged that magnet tuition grants keep pace with rising costs and cautioned that removing the FY27 $12 million allocation would reopen…
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