SB 302 DE

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This Act recognizes that the Public Education Funding Committee’s (PEFC) recommended hybrid model formula to determine public education funding is good public policy and that implementation of the hybrid model should not be delayed any longer than absolutely necessary. As such, this Act provides authority for the Department of Education (Department) to begin making the changes to systems that are necessary to implement the hybrid model for Fiscal Year 2028. This Act also encourages that, in collaboration with the PEFC, the Department incorporate elements of the hybrid model in the development of the Governor’s Recommended Budget for Fiscal Year 2028 for consideration by the 154th General Assembly. However, during this transition, a school district or charter school should not receive a state appropriation for Fiscal Year 2028 that is lower than the amount that school received in Fiscal Year 2027. The PEFC was established under Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 201 (152nd General Assembly) on June 27, 2024, and then re-established under House Concurrent Resolution No. 2 (153rd General Assembly) on January 21, 2025, to conduct a comprehensive review of public education funding for all students and populations served by school districts and charter schools (public schools) and develop a roadmap of recommendations to implement improvements to the public education funding system. The PEFC’s recommends adopting a new public education funding framework, known as the “hybrid model”, that combines the current, resource-based funding formula with a student-based, weighted funding model. The hybrid model will improve equity in public school funding and facilitate gains in student achievement by increasing flexibility in how public schools may use appropriated money. The PEFC recommendations include accountability measures as an important balance to the increased flexibility and that the equalization formula must be modernized.

• Laura V. Sturgeon Democratic · primary
• Bryan Townsend Democratic · primary
• Josue O Ortega Democratic · primary
• Brian Pettyjohn Republican · primary
• Sarah McBride · primary
• Marie Pinkney Democratic · primary
• Nicole Poore Democratic · primary
• David P. Sokola Democratic · primary
• Stell Parker Selby · primary
• William Bush Democratic · primary
• Spiros Mantzavinos Democratic · primary
• Eric Morrison Democratic · primary
• Cyndie Romer Democratic · primary
• Melanie Ross Levin Democratic · primary
• Dave G. Lawson Republican · primary
• Claire Snyder-Hall Democratic · primary
• Madinah Wilson-Anton Democratic · primary

1. Apr 30, 2026 Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in Senate · upper
2. May 5, 2026 Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 5 Favorable · upper
3. May 5, 2026 Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate · upper
4. May 19, 2026 Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 3 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable · upper
5. May 19, 2026 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES · upper
6. May 20, 2026 Assigned to Education Committee in House · lower
7. Jun 10, 2026 Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 10 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits · lower
8. Jun 11, 2026 Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House · lower
9. Jun 16, 2026 Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 6 On Its Merits · lower
10. Jun 16, 2026 Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 6 On Its Merits · lower
11. Jun 24, 2026 Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT · lower
12. Jun 30, 2026 Signed by Governor · executive