Introduced
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The FY 2002-2003 executive recommendation for K-12 school aid, with $12.795 million in gross spending, (this amount includes $4.7 billion that will be proposed later in a supplemental spending recommendation). The budget includes $494 million from a proposed change to July for the collection date for all of the six-mill state school tax, and approximately $1.1 billion in new and ongoing federal grants which would previously have been contained in the Department of Education budget. The budget increases the minimum per-pupil foundation grant from $6,500 to $6,700, and restores previously programmed spending on “categorical” line items such as school “readiness” programs, Intermediate School District funding, and adult education.
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations
