Legislation has been introduced to examine the basic education funding formula for kindergarten through 12th-grade education in Pennsylvania, according to State Rep. Jim Cox (R-129).
“House Bill 1738, which I have co-sponsored, would establish a commission to study and make recommendations for a new formula for distributing state funding for basic education, operating in a similar manner as the Special Education Funding Commission created under Act 3 of 2013,” said Cox
This commission would be comprised of members from the House and Senate, along with representatives from the Pennsylvania Department of Education and the executive branch. The overall goal would be to develop a formula that takes into account each school district’s market value/personal income aid ratio, equalized millage rate, geographic price differences, enrollment levels, local support and other factors.
The bill is in the House Education Committee.
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