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The House of Delegates will consider legislation that will change funding for local school systems, although it wouldn’t kick in until three years from now. “I support this bill, and I will continue to support this bill,” said Delegate Clay Riley, vice chairman of the House Finance Committee, although he said more work might need to continue on the specifics. HB 5453 is a significant revision of the current public school funding formula to make it simpler, more transparent, and more aligned with student needs — especially special education — while moving away from the current step-based, multi-schedule formula.

The House Finance Committee discussed and advanced a revised version of the legislation on Friday afternoon.