Sen. Brady: School funding deal a ‘true compromise’

Posted on August 25, 2017

Senate GOP Leader Bill Brady said the school funding deal is a “true compromise.”
(WJBC file photo)

By Greg Halbleib

BLOOMINGTON – A tentative agreement on education funding is what the Senate minority leader calls a “true compromise.”

Republican Senate leader Bill Brady of Bloomington told WJBC’s Sam Wood that there was plenty of give and take on both sides of the aisle to finally agree on school funding reform:

“It’s not everything that I would’ve wanted and some things in here that I didn’t want, but it advances the interests and works to the benefit of our students, our teachers, parents, and so forth. So it’s something that I’ll be supporting and I trust enough people in the House and Senate will,” Sen. Brady said.

“There will be some people like Senator (Daniel) Biss, maybe because he’s running for Governor. Maybe not, I don’t know, but who will have trouble with some things. We knew that, but we believe this is a bipartisan compromise that is reasonable; and frankly will be very effective in terms of advancing education in Illinois for its students,” Sen. Brady also said.

Sen. Brady said legislative staff will work out the actual language over the weekend, and the votes are scheduled to be taken Monday afternoon or evening.

Brady says Governor Rauner will sign the measure.

Greg Halbleib can be reached at [email protected]

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