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Budget outlook clouds as enrollment drops and charter funding fix faces expiration
Summary
Finance staff said state revenue forecasts have weakened, the district projects a loss of about 890 funded pupils year-over-year, and a temporary legislative 'fix' for charter funding will need action to continue beyond this year.
District finance staff delivered an early budget update that flagged a series of pressures the board will weigh as it builds next year's spending plan.
Miss Lanier told the board the statewide revenue forecast appears weaker than previously expected and cited rising Medicaid costs as a driver of state budget pressure. She said the district is preparing for the possibility that implementation of the new School Finance Act could be paused; staff projected that pause would lower the district’s school finance revenue by $1,500,000 compared with…
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