House is expected to vote on its revised budget

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Highlights (viewed through the PTA filter):

• Continues to make no reductions to K-12, early learning or higher education
• Continues to fund programs that keep kids in school and on track
• Funds WaKIDS implementation
• Funds transition into new teacher and principal evaluation system
• Still cuts the Office of the Education Ombudsman, but keeps reductions to 5 percent
• Fully funds Apple Health for Kids, including funding to help enroll more eligible kids
• Rejects additional cuts to State Food Assistance
• Makes no cuts to cash assistance, and
• Protects and improves Working Connections Child Care

It also:

• No longer assumes $330 million in savings from delaying K-12 apportionment payments
• Makes a $238 million adjustment to the working capital reserve on the balance sheet (suggested by the governor and state treasurer)
• Leaves $336 million in reserves.

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Criticism from some in the Senate includes:

• Doesn’t leave enough money in reserves
• Uses one-time money to meet on-going needs
• Doesn’t go far enough in terms of reform