4410607 Public Hearing Notice on B20-309, “Fair Student Funding and School-Based Budgeting Act of 2013”

           

COUNCILMEMBER DAVID A. CATANIA

CHAIRMAN, COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING

on

Bill 20-309 the “Fair Student Funding and School-Based Budgeting Act of 2013”

on

Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at 9 a.m. in Hearing Room 412 (for Government Witnesses)

and

Thursday, July 11, 2013 at 9 a.m. in Hearing Room 123 (for Public Witnesses)

 

John A. Wilson Building

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20004

 

Councilmember David A. Catania, Chairman of the Committee on Education, announces the scheduling of a Public Hearing by the Committee on Education on Bill 20-309, the Fair Student Funding and School-Based Budgeting Act of 2013.  The public hearing for government witnesses will take place on Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. in room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building. The public hearing for members of the public to testify will be on Thursday, July 11, 2013 in hearing room 123.

 

The purpose of the hearing is to provide the public an opportunity to testify on the bill which would amend the Uniform Per Student Funding Formula for Public Schools and Public Charter Schools Act of 1998 to provide for additional supplements for students eligible for free and reduced meals, for students at schools with low graduation rates, and for students enrolled in career and technical education programs and would require that at least 80 percent of local funds within DCPS be allocated to schools.  In addition, the bill would provide for greater principal autonomy in school budget development, establish certain school support expenditures that are the responsibility of the Chancellor, provide for school stabilization of local funding and provide for student transportation subsidies

 

Those who wish to testify are asked to contact Mr. Jamaal Jordan with the Committee on Education at [phone] or via email at [e-mail] and furnish their name, address, telephone number, and organizational affiliation, if any, by the close of business on Tuesday July 9, 2013.  Persons wishing to testify are encouraged, but not required, to submit 15 copies of written testimony.  If you are unable to testify at the hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record.  Copies of written statements should be submitted to the Committee on Education, Council of the District of Columbia, Suite 119 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004.  The record will close at 5:00 p.m. on Friday July 19, 2013.