FY26 Budget Oversight: Office of the State Superintendent of Education

Senior Policy Attorney Danielle Robinette testified before the Committee of the Whole at the FY26 Budget Oversight Hearing for the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE).

In our testimony, we urge the Committee to push for clarity from OSSE regarding the impact of federal cuts and a plan for how they plan to move forward. Second, we raise concerns about restructuring of the budget for OSSE’s Division of Transportation (OSSE-DOT) that appears to favor privatization over systemic service improvements. We also seek to clarify some misunderstandings about eligibility for special education transportation.
Additionally, we highlight the critical need to support school-based behavioral health, urging the Committee to work with the Committee on Health to ensure that the FY26 budget fosters stability in school-based behavioral health.