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AMSD publishes questions for 2024 legislative candidates on funding, mandates and local control
Summary
The Association of Metropolitan School Districts' election guide offers sample questions for legislative candidates on priorities including special education funding, local optional revenue, referenda rules, and support for vouchers or tax credits.
AMSD's election guide includes a list of sample questions district leaders and voters should pose to legislative candidates. Sample items ask: "What are your education funding priorities for the upcoming budget session?"; whether the candidate will support increasing special-education funding to reduce the cross-subsidy; whether the education funding formula should recognize higher labor costs in metro/regional center districts; and whether they support increasing equalization of school property tax levies.
The guide also asks about Local Optional Revenue (LOR), referendum renewal authority for locally elected boards, school calendar flexibility, remote participation for board members, and whether non-public schools receiving taxpayer funding should be required to comply with state mandates and accountability.
