Board member explains state budget process and warns special‑education reimbursements are uncertain
Miss Chapman walked the board through how the governor, agencies and the Joint Finance Committee shape the state budget and told members the district’s projected special‑education reimbursement fell short of earlier expectations (expected 42% but district realized about 35%).
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Miss Chapman provided a concise primer on the state budget: agencies submit funding requests that form an executive budget, which the governor sends to the Joint Finance Committee; that committee and then the full legislature shape final allocations before the governor signs them. She said the committee’s membership and political balance determine much of the outcome and urged residents to educate themselves before the midterm elections.
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