The bipartisan House Task Force on Education Funding will hold its first organizing meeting on
Wednesday, March 11 at 3:00 PM in Room 118 in the Capitol. It is expected the Task Force will set objectives and future meetings. The Task Force will study equity and adequacy issues as it relates to funding schools in Illinois and from the information gathered, propose any necessary changes to the current school funding formula.
Rep.
Robert Pritchard is the Republican Spokesperson for the
23-member Task Force and Republican lawmakers include Representatives
Steven Andersson,
Peter Breen,
Mike Fortner,
Jeanne Ives,
Ron Sandack,
Joe Sosnowski,
Mike Tryon,
Grant Wehrli and
Barbara Wheeler. In January, Rep. Wheeler sponsored and filed
HR9 calling for the creation of a committee to examine the existing school funding formula.
