Please take a few minutes to OPPOSE this REALLY BAD bill by February 22, 3 pm! It passed the HOUSE/SENATE and has a hearing in its HOUSE/SENATE COMMITTEE. You may also sign up to testify via zoom or in writing, by 3 pm, February 22. Links below.
NAME/NUMBER OF BILL: HB 1664 Formulas for funding physical, social and emotional support in schools. SEE BELOW FOR A SUMMARY OF THE BILL.
Click HERE to state your OPPOSITION.
PASS THIS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW WHO IS LIKE MINDED: FRIENDS, FAMILY, NEIGHBORS.
GET YOUR FRIENDS’ AND RELATIVES’ PERMISSION AND RECORD THEIR POSITION AS WELL. YOU ARE NOT LIMITED TO ONE COMMENT PER EMAIL ADDRESS!
If you can submit written testimony or testify via zoom, that carries more weight. You must sign up by 3 pm February 22 to testify in writing or live with the committee when it meets at 4 pm.
Sign in to submit written testimony HERE. Enter your position (CON), You may use the paragraph below.
Even better, sign up to testify remotely by zoom HERE. Enter your position (CON),
Written statement: This bill will increase pay (according to a prototypical school funding model) for school nurses, social workers, psychologists, guidance counselors, safety staff and parent involvement coordinators. Through 2027, more than $729 million will be allocated to the local school districts according to the fiscal notes. Each school district, large and small, rich and poor, will receive equal allocation. Taxpayers are again being asked to give schools more funding. When does it stop? Can we expect better test scores and graduation rates in return?
Bill Sponsors: Rule, Stonier, Shewmake, Senn, Ramel, Wicks, Johnson, J., Callan, Berg, Cody, Davis, Goodman, Leavitt, Santos, Simmons, Kloba, Pollet, Riccelli, Harris-Talley, Hackney, Frame