By Greg Bishop - Illinois Radio Network
With just a few days before the end of the Illinois Legislature’s spring session, there’s still no budget for the public to review.
Neither state Rep. Will Davis, D-Hazel Crest, nor state Rep. Tom Demmer, R-Dixon, could say when budget details would be released of if there’d be time for public review and feedback.
The Pritzker administration didn’t respond to a request for comment on when it thinks budget details should be made available for public review.
But, Demmer said there’s more revenue than expected. He said the governor and Democrats need to drop the motion to do away with a slew of tax credits.
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By Greg Bishop - Illinois Radio Network
Thanks to better than expected tax revenues, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he now plans to fully fund the state’s Evidence-Based Funding law.
But, his plans to roll back some of the tax incentives for a school choice scholarship program continue despite the latest tax figures.
The Evidence-Based Funding law passed several years ago requires the state to increase funding for K-12 each year. In February, Pritzker prosed keeping that spending level. Thursday, he reversed course.
“Because our outlook has improved I have informed legislative leaders that I am now in a position to propose increasing evidence-based funding for schools by $350 million,” Pritzker said.
Better-than-expected state revenue pays off for school funding
Greg Bishop The Center Square
May 10, 2021
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Thanks to better than expected tax revenues, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he now plans to fully fund the state’s Evidence-Based Funding law.
But his plans to roll back some of the tax incentives for a school choice scholarship program continue despite the latest tax figures.
The Evidence-Based Funding law passed several years ago requires the state to increase funding for kindergarten through high school each year. In February, Pritzker proposed keeping that spending level. Now, he has reversed course.
“Because our outlook has improved I have informed legislative leaders that I am now in a position to propose increasing evidence-based funding for schools by $350 million,” Pritzker said.
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May 7, 2021 | 1:27 PM
(The Center Square) – Thanks to better than expected tax revenues, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he now plans to fully fund the state’s Evidence-Based Funding law.
But, his plans to roll back some of the tax incentives for a school choice scholarship program continue despite the latest tax figures.
The Evidence-Based Funding law passed several years ago requires the state to increase funding for K-12 each year. In February, Pritzker prosed keeping that spending level. Thursday, he reversed course.
“Because our outlook has improved I have informed legislative leaders that I am now in a position to propose increasing evidence-based funding for schools by $350 million,” Pritzker said.
Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-Elmhurst) urged an aye vote for her bill that, according to her, would be an initial step for students to have guaranteed admission to the University of Illinois.
House Bill 796 amends the Public University Uniform Admission Pilot Program Act by providing the University of Illinois to also admit community college transfer students aside from first-time freshman students under the pilot program. This is a bill that is designed to try to get more people opportunities to get guaranteed admission to the University of Illinois,” Mazzochi said. “I would like to thank Leader Ammons and Chairman Stewart who helped to get the language, and this language has also been agreed to by the University of Illinois. I very much look forward to people in our state being able to get better access to the University of Illinois programs with guaranteed admission program and with that, I ask for an Aye vote.