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Public Comments on Senate Education Funding Plan
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April 15, 2015
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1:27:53Now PlayingThe bill that funds early childhood through high school education was rolled out in the Senate E-12 Budget Division on Wednesday, April 15. This hearing focused on a walk-through and public testimony.
S. F. 811 totals $16.88 billion dollars. A few of its provisions include an increase of $117 dollars per pupil to the funding formula, $70 million dollars to partially fund voluntary pre-kindergarten, and $43.3 million dollars to help improve the infrastructure of aging schools.
In a news release, committee chair Senator Charles Wiger, DFL-Maplewood, stated, "We know that inflation is a constant battle for the K-12 system in the state, and that's why our largest investment in the finance bill is a 1 percent increase on the formula for both FY16 and FY17...this is money that provides districts flexibility in order to invest in areas that best suit their individual needs," said Sen. Wiger. "Our second priority this session is a focus on getting all of Minnesota's youngest learners ready for Kindergarten, and we did this by investing in school readiness, which provides free-of-charge programming for all 4-year-olds across the state," he added.
The committee will take amendments to the bill on Thursday and it is expected to reach the Senate floor for a full vote next week.
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