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• </c> operating fund budget for every school operating fund budget for every school district<00:31:05.279
• And as a result, schools rely heavily on general education funds to cover the gap.
• c> have</c><01:26:16.480><c> gone</c> funding, many school districts have gone funding, many school districts
• existing funding equity that charter schools<01:37:17.199><c> face.
• It would fund a school social 3% to 5%.

Bills: HF3790, HF3654, HF3371, HF3470, HF1099

Keywords: education finance, lease levy authority, graduation ceremonies, school districts, Minnesota Statutes, local revenue, funding increase, education, state appropriation, local control, HF3371, local optional revenue, school finance, general education aid, school district funding, referendum revenue, referendum market value, equalization aid, state aid, property tax levy

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• </c><00:54:12.240><c> With</c> funding do for Benson schools? With funding do for Benson schools?
• > include</c> expand school safety funding to include expand school safety funding to include more<01
• ><c> funding</c> raise with you that safe school funding raise with you that safe school funding from
• the other schools in this funding. funding. funding.
• </c> we should increase safe school funding. we should increase safe school funding.

Bills: HF3653, HF2717, HF3451, HF3857

Keywords: education finance, safe schools revenue, school safety, charter schools, funding, safe schools, school security, school levy, pupil units, safe schools aid, cooperative units, intermediate school district, school resource officer, peace officer liaison, sheriff liaison, drug abuse prevention, gang resistance education, violence prevention, suicide prevention, mental health services

Summary: The committee first adopted the March 3rd minutes by voice vote after Representative Lee moved them and there was no discussion. Members then reviewed hearing rules on decorum, safety, and participation before taking testimony from Dr. James Densley and Dr. Jillian Peterson of the Violence Prevention Project Research Center at Hamline University. The presenters summarized research on mass shootings and K-12 school shootings, drawing on a database of homicides in school settings from 2000 to 2025 and a smaller set of 15 K-12 mass shooting cases. They said school shooters are usually insiders, most often current or former students, and typically young males. They described common patterns including a noticeable crisis before attacks, perpetrators viewing the shooting as a final act, studying prior shooters online, and “leakage” in which most tell someone in advance. They also emphasized that many perpetrators use unsecured firearms from family members and argued that prevention should combine reporting systems, behavioral threat assessment, counseling, mentoring, secure storage, and other layered interventions rather than rely on a single solution. The presenters also discussed broader violence trends in the Twin Cities, saying much school violence is spillover from community violence and that pandemic-era disruptions and weakened trust in institutions contributed to serious violence. They cited a national survey finding that exposure to gun violence is associated with PTSD, anxiety, depression, and fear of public spaces, especially among young people. During member questions, Representative Wam asked for clarification on the data set and the rural/small-town share of the survey sample.

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• We know that over 200 school districts are scheduled to lose this funding.
• It's an organizational priority for Ed Allies to fairly fund schools based on student need.
• It's an organizational priority for Ed Allies to fairly fund schools based on student need.
• gap in just in in critical funding gap in just in in school<00:40:07.520><c> districts.
• Absent funding from the state, the cost would have to come out of a school district's general fund, where

Bills: HF1048, HF1049, HF745, HF2210

Keywords: charter schools, education funding, revenue calculation, general education revenue, special education, school library aid, education finance, school districts, funding eligibility, compensatory revenue, task force, free meals, school funding, education equity, HF2210, school unemployment aid, Minnesota Department of Education, general fund appropriation, unemployment insurance, unemployment claims

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• This bill aims to expand financial assistance to public schools.
• The bill also improves the reimbursement process for school districts.
• So there are a couple of things here for students, teachers, and then school districts.
• All right, and how is it funded?
• Is it just whatever funds TEA has, or is there a separate line item?

Bills: HB 1061, HB2800

Keywords: education, teacher certification, cost subsidies, public school funding, career and technology education, reimbursement, subsidy, education funding, student subsidies, cost reimbursements, public school finance, public school, examination fees, apprenticeship, workforce development, career education, high school students, technical education, employment, 1184

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• Mississippi used state funds to put 90 literacy coaches in their most underperforming elementary schools
• While this is coordinated under LTFM, charter schools can use this funding for any general fund purpose
• between school districts when it comes to per pupil funding.
• Special education, the special education reductions would be borne by the general fund of the school
• for charter schools, and increases funding for agencies.

Bills: HF2430, HF2433

Keywords: education finance, teacher training, Read Act, state aid, school funding, education funding, children with disabilities, transition aid, special education, school district consolidation

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• </c> around schools in terms of where funding around schools in terms of where funding ends<00:54:25.960
• chartered Public Schools Public Schools chartered Public Schools need<00:57:42.559><c> funds</c><00:
• $36</c><01:00:03.839><c> per</c> safe school funding of about $36 per safe school funding of about $36
• school safety funding because it comes through a local levy, and they cannot receive levy funds.
• Why are charter public school students not eligible for school safety funding?

Bills: HF827, HF1258, HF2387, HF2388, HF2534, HF2016

Keywords: education, school funding, consolidation aid, financial support, Minnesota Statutes, education finance, ice arena, school districts, cooperation agreement, equal sports opportunities, school milk program, nutrition, food waste, kindergarten, public schools, supplemental revenue, charter schools, funding, state appropriations, general education funding

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• of $16.7 million, other funds, $7.9 million.
• So our total general... ...So our total general fund increase is $12.8 million, for a total general fund
• from the coronavirus capital projects fund.
• So that's the federal fund that came out of the ARPA Act.
• So this is just for the federal funding. That's just for... okay.

Bills: SB2019, HB1369

Keywords: career education, funding, appropriation, technical training, workforce development, state aid, school funding, public improvement, construction loans, school district levies, boarding care costs, 908, all

Summary: The committee met to finalize and advance the Career and Technical Education budget in Engrossed Senate Bill 2019. Representative Richter walked through Amendment 2004, which included increases for salaries and wages, inflationary operating expenses, a $2.5 million federal grant increase, $12.7 million for secondary grant programs and related work-based learning support, a $100,000 increase for Marketplace for Kids, and removal of the STEM initiative and adult farm management from the CTE budget because that program funding was moved to the Department of Agriculture. The amendment also included $750,000 for workforce training branch office positions and set the total general fund appropriation at $64 million. Members also discussed a $1 million virtual reality career exploration item, which remained in the bill but was shifted to SIF one-time funding. A new $150,000 one-time general fund appropriation was added for CTE moving expenses because the agency must relocate after Legislative Council expands into its current space. Committee members noted that amount may need to be revisited in conference committee once more accurate relocation and rent costs are known. Levi from legislative staff explained that the exemption language in the bill applies to remaining coronavirus capital projects fund dollars for CTE center construction, allowing those federal funds to be spent before they expire. The committee adopted Amendment 2004 on a 5-0 roll call and then passed Engrossed Senate Bill 2019 as amended on a 5-0 roll call. Representative Richter was named the carrier, and the committee adjourned after noting that higher education and congressional budgets were the remaining items to resolve.

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• Mississippi used state funds to put 90 literacy coaches in their most underperforming elementary schools
• </c><00:47:54.560><c> meet</c> funding is proposed to help schools meet funding is proposed to help schools
• And while this is coordinated under LTFM, charter schools can use this funding for any general fund purpose
• for charter schools, and increases funding for agencies.
• for charter schools, and increases funding for agencies.

Bills: HF2430, HF2433

Keywords: education finance, teacher training, Read Act, state aid, school funding, education funding, children with disabilities, transition aid, special education, school district consolidation, 1183, house

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• Paul Public Schools.
• I'm a lifelong educator who has worked in public schools under grant-funded programs to close the achievement
• I'm a lifelong educator who has worked in public schools under grant-funded programs to close the achievement
• Schools have spent significant effort and funds this past 12 months maintaining the 2011 social studies
• can</c><01:24:28.239><c> do</c><01:24:28.520><c> this</c> schools and school districts can do this schools

Bills: HF29, HF921, HF922, HF1048, HF1049

Keywords: railroad, infrastructure, transportation funding, environmental remediation, capital investment, HF921, tax increment financing, TIF, excess tax increment, school district aid, levy adjustment, property tax levy, education finance, Minnesota education aid, decertification, local government finance, school funding formula, state aid reduction, referendum equalization aid, debt service equalization

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• To fund our schools, I'm happy that we were able to protect some of the major provisions we put in place
• We also captured 2 million of MDE funds that would have been canceled back to the general fund.
• My school district, where I live, does the summer school for the school districts around it, so their
• ESPs are in schools; they make up the fabric of our schools.
• Talk to any school and ask them about their hourly school workers.

Bills: HF1049

Keywords: school library aid, education finance, school districts, charter schools, funding eligibility

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• Members, House Bill 386 by Representative Shanavie provides relative to charter school funding.
• Members, House Bill 386 by Representative Shanaver provides relative to charter school funding.
• Thank you. charter school funding. Thank you. Good morning, committee. Good morning.
• funding and implement federal programs at the school-site level.
• No, you are funded with state and local dollars as a charter school, no matter your type.

Bills: HB256, HB272, HB350, HB363, HB386, HB434, HB445, HB690

Keywords: mandatory reporting, school employees, child protection, training requirements, Department of Children and Family Services, education, reading program, student eligibility, literacy, school performance, R.E.A.D. program, book distribution, École Pointe-au-Chien, French immersion, public school, Terrebonne Parish, grade levels, independent school, virtual school, extracurricular activities

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• </c> the intended use fund for our funds for the intended use fund for our funds for student<00:04:52.880
• funds.
• So what I think actually happened here is an opportunity for schools to use more flexible funding to
• </c><00:18:13.280><c> around</c> school for the school districts around school for the school districts
• </c> schools. started out at the high school schools. started out at the high school way<00:31:20.799

Bills: HF1049

Keywords: school library aid, education finance, school districts, charter schools, funding eligibility, 1183, house

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• Um, moving on to the next item: How Kentucky funds public school construction.
• We all should have heard of SFCC and public school construction funding.
• ><c> school</c> How Kentucky funds public school How Kentucky funds public school construction.
• school facility funding. funding. funding.
• ><c> we</c> funds public school construction, we funds public school construction, we have<01:13:32.400

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Budget Process 00:02:28 Allotment Process 00:10:30 School Facilities Construction Commission 00:29:10 Role of KDE in School Facilities Funding 00:47:00 Kentucky School Boards Association 01:13:25 Elementary and Secondary School Construction 01:20:40 Perkins V Funding 01:35:32, 958, all

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• </c> school district has a chance at funding. school district has a chance at funding.
• ,</c> from funding for our school counselors, from funding for our school counselors, social<00:43:59.920
• including charter schools for the safe funding streams.
• to have safe schools funding for able to have safe schools funding for generations<01:15:04.960><c>
• Our charter school teachers and funding.

Bills: HF3492, HF3493, HF3494, HF3495, HF3602

Keywords: school safety, grants, education funding, Northern Lights Express, security improvements, rural schools, safe schools, charter schools, nonpublic schools, Tribal education, funding increase, safe schools aid, school security, mental health support, Tribal schools, cybersecurity, funding, mental health, evidence-based plans, public safety

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• </c> portion of his bonding bill go to fund portion of his bonding bill go to fund state<00:04:56.560
• </c> enable admin to leverage federal funds enable admin to leverage federal funds for<00:09:42.959><
• Which one do you fund? Is there a criterion that you fund Greater Minnesota first?
• There are projects that will not be funded with the available funds.
• </c><00:48:23.839><c> and</c> history of fundings 70% of the funds and history of fundings 70% of the

Bills: HF919, HF1192, HF212, HF214

Keywords: wastewater, infrastructure, funding, Litchfield, economic development, environmental compliance, Hastings, water treatment, PFAS, nitrates, bonds, capital investment, public health, HF212, Round Lake-Brewster, Independent School District No. 2907, school construction, school building, sales tax exemption, use tax exemption

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• So it's just an effort to help those schools be able to fund those services and recognize the important
• Since 2020, numerous school districts have adopted a four-day school week or a hybrid school schedule
• As a result, I filed HB1209. time, to prohibit schools from adopting a four-day school week with some
• charter schools.
• school weeks.

Bills: HB 1209, HB4746

Keywords: school funding, instructional days, education, public schools, school performance, four-day school week, performance rating, school governance, school calendar, education funding, emergency closures, school district, school operations, Texas education, public school accountability, academic distinction designation, postsecondary readiness, career and technical education, CTE, P-TECH

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• These are ongoing, and these are real cuts to funding being provided to our local school districts that
• So, I would agree that if the governor only wants to cut funding to schools, maybe we just take a break
• schools who need that funding.
• 90% of those funds to our public schools.
• Those funds, because our public schools don't accept scholarships.

Bills: HF4213, HF4198, HF3930, HF3585, HF3451

Keywords: education finance, school funding, K-12, prekindergarten, pre-K, early childhood education, general education aid, special education, literacy aid, school meals, free school meals, school breakfast, school lunch, charter school lease aid, charter schools, nonpublic pupil aid, private school aid, transportation aid, desegregation aid, integration aid

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• And what this bill basically does is provide funding to buy AEDs in schools. ...funding to buy AEDs in
• We need to increase the funding from $14 million allocated for out-of-school time funding in FY26 to
• $20 million. ...allocated for out-of-school-time funding in FY26 to $20 million, an assurance of funding
• Out-of-school time funding allows tutoring positions.
• For their out-of-school time funding programs.

Bills: SB83, SB106, SB107, SB123, SJR1

Keywords: ecological monitoring, sustainability, tribal engagement, education, research funding, graduate scholarship, higher education funding, New Mexico, appropriation, financial aid, out-of-school programming, education funding, youth programs, affordability, nonprofit organizations, defibrillators, public schools, health and safety, emergency response, school elections

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• I'm Jason Tonica, and I'm representing Los Lunas Middle School HOSA. Middle School HOSA.
• in how we fund them.
• students under those new schools.
• and widespread online schooling.
• What school did you go to? Vista. I'm a senior. Oh, okay. Cool. What school did you go to? Vista.

Bills: SB83, SB106, SB107, SB123, SJR1

Keywords: ecological monitoring, sustainability, tribal engagement, education, research funding, graduate scholarship, higher education funding, New Mexico, appropriation, financial aid, out-of-school programming, education funding, youth programs, affordability, nonprofit organizations, defibrillators, public schools, health and safety, emergency response, school elections

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• Yeah, for the funds, $70 million, the special funds carryover, continued at $23, $11 million.
• Yeah, for the funds, $70 million, the special funds carryover, continued at $23, $11 million.
• It's carryover funds, continued for the 23, 25 deposit, Departments, Operating Fund, General Funds.
• School for the Deaf, no changes. School for the Deaf, no changes.
• Section 4 is the amount that we get out of the Common Schools Trust Fund.

Bills: HB1540

Keywords: education savings account, ESA, school choice, private school vouchers, nonpublic school, tuition assistance, education tax credit, homeschool exclusion, Bank of North Dakota, Department of Public Instruction, public funding for private education, voucher program, student scholarships, special education, parental choice, curriculum funding, tutoring, online learning, state per-pupil payment, income-based eligibility

Summary: The committee first took up amended bill 10-13, a school funding and education appropriations measure. Senator Schaible walked through the final version, which included changes to foundation aid, transportation grants, free and reduced-price meals funding, paraprofessional and teacher support programs, Native American education items, library and school facility projects, and several one-time grants. Members discussed removing the science center grant funding, and Senator Meyer objected to that removal, arguing that Grand Forks had raised matching private and local funds and that other cities had received similar state support. The committee also agreed to adjust regional education association funding to reflect six centers rather than seven, reducing that line to $600,000. The committee then adopted the amendment to 10-13 unanimously and passed the bill as further amended on a unanimous roll call, with Senator Shively designated as carrier. After a brief recess, the committee turned to bill 1540, but no formal action was taken. Bank of North Dakota and OMB representatives raised concerns that the draft included policy changes and procurement/IT exemptions that needed further discussion. Members agreed the bill would be delayed until Monday so the Bank, OMB, and NDIT could confer and work through the mechanics and policy issues before the committee moved it forward.