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8-2-06 Legislature's descriptoin of Jt Comm on School Funding Reform
JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING REFORM Overview of the Commission and its Work ... read to see how the committee is charged by the legislature: it is notable that in terms of cost efficiencies, the committee will largely focus on administrative costs while no mention is made up front about main cost drivers such as special education madndated costs, insurances, utilities...S1701 is also noted and it reads as if the legislature will revisit its effectiveness with an eye towards tightening the caps.

JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING REFORM
Overview of the Commission and its Work




Establishment

The Joint Legislative Committee on Public School Funding Reform was created by Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 3. It is the duty of the committee to review and formulate proposals that address the manner in which government provides for the maintenance and support of a system of free public schools for the instruction of the children of this State. The committee may consider proposals to: provide State support based on student needs rather than geographic location; eliminate disincentives to the regionalization of school districts; control school district spending, particulary administrative spending; and improve the effectiveness of the current law limiting increases in school district spending.