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2024 - 36 RESOLUTION - Support of Increased Funding Allotments to LEAs so as to Ease Burdens on Counties - 5-31-24
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2024 - 36 RESOLUTION - Support of Increased Funding Allotments to LEAs so as to Ease Burdens on Counties - 5-31-24
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FILED <br /> LEE COUNTY NC <br /> PAMELA G. BRITT <br /> REGISTER OF DEEDS <br /> FILED Jun .24, 2024 <br /> AT 09:54:29 am <br /> BOOK 00004 <br /> START PAGE 0037 <br /> END PAGE 0037 <br /> INSTRUMENT # 03813 <br /> EXCISE TAX (None) <br /> V <br /> RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING ALLOTMENTS TO LOCAL EDUCATION <br /> AGENCIES SO AS TO EASE BURDENS ON COUNTIES AND THEIR TAXPAYERS <br /> WHEREAS, Article IX, Section 2 of The Constitution of the State of North Carolina states, "The General <br /> Assembly shall provide by taxation and otherwise for a general and uniform system of free public schools <br /> ... and wherein equal opportunities shall be provided for all students" and, "The General Assembly may <br /> assign to units of local government such responsibility for the financial support of the free public schools <br /> as it may deem appropriate"; and <br /> WHEREAS, G.S. 115C-426 states, "the local current expense fund shall include appropriations <br /> sufficient, when added to appropriations from the State Public School Fund, for the current operating <br /> expense of the public school system in conformity with the educational goals and policies of the State <br /> and the local board of education, within the financial resources and consistent with the fiscal policies of <br /> the board of county commissioners"; and <br /> WHEREAS, the General Assembly has increased school choice in North Carolina and significantly <br /> expanded the Opportunity Scholarship program that affords parents the opportunity to explore private <br /> and other schooling options outside of the traditional public and charter schools and is currently <br /> considering (HB 823) appropriating additional funding to eliminate wait lists; and <br /> WHEREAS, Lee County is seeing a steady drop in the local Average Daily Membership (ADM), partially <br /> due to a greatly increasing private school enrollment, and is facing significant increases in current <br /> expense funding requests due to many state funding opportunities being directly calculated according to <br /> ADM; and <br /> WHEREAS, Lee County strives to provide funding that is"sufficient ... for the current operating expenses <br /> of the public school system," but is not able to continue to increase school current expense funding at <br /> the requested rate without it negatively impacting the County's ability to carry out mandated programs <br /> and invest in needed capital projects, such as court/jail and school facilities; and <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lee County Board of Commissioners urges the North <br /> Carolina General Assembly to decrease counties' "responsibility for the financial support of the free public <br /> schools"and continue to aggressively invest in all educational opportunities in North Carolina, prioritizing <br /> increases in current expense funding for LEAs alongside increases in opportunity scholarship funding, <br /> ensuring that public schools are still able to offer world-class educations throughout North Carolina. <br /> Presented this 31 sc day of May, 2024. <br /> 1 coWr 79A <br /> ,1 Ki D. Smith, Chair <br /> Lee County Board of Commissioners <br /> ATTEST: <br /> O Q' <br /> Q1 <br /> Hailey Hall, Cl r t lthe Board CAR ' <br />
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