Schools will receive an additional one-time payment of $65 per student. | Adobe Stock
Schools will receive an additional one-time payment of $65 per student. | Adobe Stock
Rep. Rodney Wakeman (R-Saginaw Township) recently announced a new budget that increases funding for K-12 schools and was approved by the Michigan House.
Wakeman pointed out that the plan for the fiscal year that beginning October 1 will balance the budget. The budget doesn't grow state government and places approximately $35 million into the state's account to fall back on.
“This bipartisan budget agreement protects and maintains investments in what matters most to Saginaw County families and taxpayers -- including students and schools, workforce development initiatives and local essential services our communities rely on every day,” Wakeman said, according to Michigan House Republicans. “Our state has been through a lot of adversity over the past several months, but people’s needs don’t stop. This budget helps support those needs without increasing taxes or expanding state government."
Rep. Rodney Wakeman
| Michigan House Republicans
Schools will receive an additional one-time payment of $65 per student, and other changes will be made to increase the commitment to Michigan's school aid fund, which will surpass $15.5 billion. The budget plan will now move forward for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's consideration.
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