The House Appropriations Committee amended and approved the House's Charter School Omnibus Bill, HF 2713, moving it to the House Calendar. This bill goes much further than the Governor's Charter School Bill, HF 2699, still in the House Appropriations Committee. Contact your Representatives with opposition to provisions as discussed in this Call to Action.
SF 2428 Student Behavior, was passed by the Senate and is now listed for debate on the House Calendar for Monday. Contact Representatives ASAP and ask them to support an amendment to remove the costly Oversight Committee from the Senate's bill. See talking points in this Call to Action.
HF 2745, Property Taxes by the House, was approved in the House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday, March 18, and is now on the House Calendar. The bill diverts SAVE (Secure an Advanced Vision for Education) school infrastructure revenue to property tax relief too soon and effectively limits spending authority to no more than 35% of prior year expenditures annually. Find more details and talking points in the Call to Action linked here, and contact your Representatives ASAP to express thanks for some good provisions included, and express concerns around SAVE and UAB.
The House amended and approved the Governor’s MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) bill, which included several costly and unworkable unfunded mandates that would impact school districts. The House bill is now attached to SF 2367, already on the Senate Calendar. Contact Senators ASAP to request the removal of the unfunded mandates and additional provisions around PE, Extracurricular, Nutrition Waiver and Screen Time. Learn more in this Call to Action.
Several federal funding and eligibility decisions by the executive branch will impact children as school starts next month, if not reversed. As announced on June 30, 2025, $6.8 billion in federal title funds (all except for Title I) were held from distribution to states pending executive branch review to ensure prior administration directions do not conflict with President Trump’s priorities. Find this Call to Action with more details about our concerns, contact information for federal representatives and senators, and links to provide public comments.
Action on school funding occurred today in both the Senate and the House. House Democrats have called for a public hearing, scheduled for this Thursday morning at 11 a.m. With challenging weather ahead, we are encouraging people to leave written comments which go into the record of the Public Hearing. See the Call to Action linked below for more information, talking points, and the link to share your comments.