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Appropriations committee amends K–12 budget striker, restores some running start and school bus provisions
Summary
The committee adopted a striking amendment to engrossed substitute Senate Bill 6260 with multiple negotiated changes to running start FTE caps, bus depreciation handling and TTK prioritization; the bill was reported out 17–12 with amendments after debate over K–12 cuts and program impacts.
The Appropriations Committee reported engrossed substitute Senate Bill 6260 as amended after a substantive amendment briefing and a sequence of roll‑call and voice votes on dozens of proposed changes.
Staff to the committee summarized the striking amendment (H-3-817.1) as containing a package of K–12 savings affecting running start maximum enrollment, local effort assistance, bus depreciation schedules and TTK (transition to kindergarten) prioritization. Staff said the underlying bill produced large reductions in FY27 (cited figures included…
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