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Committee presses staff on HB 2009, enrollment decline and materials costs
Summary
Budget committee members queried staff about the fiscal impact of a potential HB 2009 outcome, the budgetary effects of declining enrollment, tariffs on purchased goods, and the cost trade-offs between digital iReady materials and hard-copy resources or Chromebooks.
During questions following the budget presentation, committee members raised several substantive issues they asked staff to clarify. Members asked how a potential passage of HB 2009 might alter state funding and district projections; they requested specifics on how enrollment decline would affect revenue and staffing; and they asked staff to account for tariffs that could increase procurement costs.
Committee members also asked for a cost comparison between purchasing digital iReady materials versus hard-copy instructional materials and sought clarity on ongoing costs of Chromebooks relative to printed materials. Finance staff invited written questions by April 14 and indicated the April 17 meeting would include additional citizen comment and Q&A.
