House Bill 2

This version reworks school finance and educator policy. It creates teacher and support staff retention allotments paid out as raises and a per-student basic costs allotment, ties the basic allotment to a biennially adjusted guaranteed yield increment, funds special education by intensity of service, establishes educator preparation partnership programs, and requires K-3 reading and mathematics screening with interventions. The ratings point both ways. The strongest are -2 Strong on Spending growth and -2 Meaningful on Fiscal sustainability of new programs, against +2 Meaningful on K-12 education quality and family choice. Property tax burden and Employment regulation rate -1 Moderate; Childcare availability, Workforce training and Occupational licensing rate +1 Moderate.