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Senate adopts education conference report after heated floor debate over $118 million foundation‑formula shortfall
Summary
The Senate adopted the conference committee substitute for House Bill 2,002 (K–12 appropriations) following extended floor debate about a $118 million projected shortfall the conference had expected to address. Sponsor Senator from Livingston acknowledged a calculation error that reduced the package's immediate coverage of the shortfall and said companion actions raise the total that would reach K–12 funding.
The Missouri Senate on Wednesday adopted the conference committee substitute for House Bill 2,002, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education appropriation, after an extended floor debate over whether the conference package would make up a projected $118 million shortfall in K–12 foundation formula funding.
Senators said they signed the conference report with the understanding that the package and related measures would address the projected gap. Several lawmakers told the chamber they left conference committee believing the conference arrangement would reach the $118 million figure. Senator from Stone and others said they signed the report in reliance on that understanding.
On the floor, the appropriations sponsor, Senator from Livingston, acknowledged an arithmetic error in conference calculations. He told…
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