2:47 → 16:14(13m 26s)
Unidentified Chair called the meeting to order, asked attendees to wait for materials and the screen/matrix to be displayed for review; general housekeeping and start confirmation. Chair opened the agenda (item C) for finalizing the draft matrix.
The Senate Education Committee reviewed and approved a proposed biennial school funding matrix that holds most foundation lines steady, proposes modest across-the-board increases for school-level staff and raises a new $15 million annual categorical to prevent districts from falling off a prior teacher-salary ‘cliff.’ Members debated equity, small-district impacts, charter inclusion and a formula for distributing the supplemental funds before voting to approve the matrix as presented.
