3-3-26 Committee On Education and Cultural Affairs

Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs · March 4, 2026

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Opening and member introductions

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Sen. Jill Rafferty opened the afternoon work session, introduced committee members and invited the Department of Education and MEPRI to continue their briefing on EPS funding scenarios. Members named themselves and their districts.

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The Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs continued a briefing on proposed changes to the Essential Programs and Services (EPS) school funding formula, including a regional index correction and several variable mill-rate scenarios tied to a poverty indicator; MEPRI also presented findings and options for special-education funding and regional education service centers.

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