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State Representative Tony Cornish
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
651-296-4240
For more information contact: Jason Wenisch 651-296-2317
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K-12 EDUCATION BILL APPROVED IN HOUSE
ST. PAUL Recently, the Minnesota House of Representatives approved a $12.5 billion K-12 education bill that increases state aid to Minnesota schools by $622 million for the 2006-07 biennium. State Representative Tony Cornish (R-Good Thunder) said the bill would send hundreds of thousands of dollars in new funding to schools in District 24B.
Only once in the last 15 years have our local schools seen an increase of this magnitude, Cornish said. K-12 education is my biggest priority, and this bill reflects that commitment.
Cornish pointed out that the legislation increases basic pupil aid by 6.1 percent over two years, which more than Gov. Tim Pawlenty is proposing.
Under the bill, basic per pupil aid would increase by $139 per pupil in 2006 and by $141 in 2007. Including existing levies, the Waseca school district would receive $652 more per pupil over the two-year period; Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial, $664; United South Central, $675; Maple River, $666; Mankato, $641; Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton, $676; St. Clair, $597; and Blue Earth Area, $663. In addition, school districts will be eligible to receive up to $260 in additional per pupil funding if they adopt the Governor's Q Comp proposal, which rewards teachers by linking their salary to professional growth and development and student achievement.
Other significant funding initiatives in the bill include $21 million more for early childhood programs and $29 million for gifted and talented programs. Cornish said the House bill also includes reforms that enhance accountability, one of which requires that 65 percent of all operating expenses be spent in the classroom.
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