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Board hears legislative wrap-up: state-aid change, property-tax relief and failed opt-out measures
Summary
District staff reported tracking 104 bills this session, highlighted House Bill 1051 on state-aid changes and property-tax relief measures, and described multiple failed opt-out bills; the wrap-up noted HB 1082’s passage to fund free meals for reduced-price students.
Todd Meek presented the district’s 2026 legislative wrap-up, telling the board the district tracked 104 bills (up from 73 last year) and that the district supported 10 bills that passed. He said the legislature’s final deal produced a 1.4 percent state-aid increase in the package the board watched (House Bill 1051), short of some district advocates’ higher targets.
Meek summarized what he called the “big three” funding context, comparing long-term percentage growth across categories…
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