HB 2247 - DIGEST

Reaffirms the goal of ensuring that cost-of-living increases are provided to all school district employees.

Declares an intent that the state should be responsible for funding the cost-of-living increase for the educational services for which the state provides funding, and school districts should provide the cost-of-living increase for employees hired by the district with local levy funding or other nonstate sources. Further, for those educational programs that are within the state's definition of basic education, the legislature intends to clarify that these cost-of-living increases are within the state's constitutional basic education funding obligation.