HCSHB2445--SCHOOLDISTRICTS
SPONSOR: Sassmann
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPasswithHCS"bytheStanding
CommitteeonElementaryandSecondaryEducationbyavoteof16to
2.
ThefollowingisasummaryoftheHouseCommitteeSubstituteforHB
2445.
ThisbillspecifiesthattheGasconadeCountyR-II,MariesCounty
R-II,andtheWestSt.FrancisCountyR-IVschooldistrictswhich
crossescountylinesshallusethedollarvaluemodifierforthe
formulacalculationsforschoolfundingfromthecountywiththe
highestvalue.
ThisbillissimilartoSB818(2022).
Thefollowingisasummaryofthepublictestimonyfromthe
committeehearing. Thetestimonywasbasedontheintroduced
versionofthebill.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatdistrictsthatcrosscountylines
haveadisadvantagewhenthestateformulaiscalculatedand
receivelessmoney.Districtsthatarenearacountywithahigher
costoflivinghavetocompeteforresourcesandhireteachersfrom
thosecountieswhicharecompensatedfortheirhighercostof
livingwithanincreaseddollarvaluemodifierunlikethedistricts
specifiedinthebillwhichareatadisadvantage.
TestifyingforthebillwereRepresentative Sassmann;GlennEly;
andDr.JeriKayHardy,GasconadeCountyR-IISchoolDistrict.
OTHERS:Otherstestifyingonthebillsaythatthedescriptionfor
theschoolsincludedinthebillwillallowonlythosespecific
locationstousetheadjusteddollarvaluemodifierandthatonce
theyhavebeenincludedtheywillremainincludedevenifthe
populationshifts.
TestifyingonthebillwasMissouriNEA.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonycanbefoundunderTestimonyonthebillpageon
theHousewebsite.