Barbara Allen voted Nay (Passage) on this Legislation.
Title: School Finance
Vote to pass a bill that increases public school funding, including incrementally increasing the "base state per pupil" aid from $4,257 to $4,307 in 2006 - 2007, to $4356 in 2007 - 2008 and to $4,391 for 2008 - 2009 and after. The bill also specifies that a kindergarten be counted as one pupil for funding purposes by 2008-2009, and states that it is the goal of the state to have 65 percent of money that goes to schools be spent on classroom instruction.
Title: School Finance
Vote to pass a bill that increases public school funding, including incrementally increasing the "base state per pupil" aid from $4,257 to $4,307 in 2006 - 2007, to $4356 in 2007 - 2008 and to $4,391 for 2008 - 2009 and after. The bill also specifies that a kindergarten be counted as one pupil for funding purposes by 2008-2009, and states that it is the goal of the state to have 65 percent of money that goes to schools be spent on classroom instruction.
Title: School Finance