During a discussion at Ripon College on Oct. 27, state Sen. Luther Olsen, R-Ripon, made the following claim: “I’ve been fortunate enough in the Committee on Joint Finance to really work and push to not cut … but to increase the money for K-12 education in our state. This last budget we’ve increased it $200 million dollars more than the Governor put forth.” The Wisconsin Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance – sometimes referred to as the Joint Finance Committee or the Committee on Joint Finance – is a bipartisan, 16-member committee responsible for reviewing all bills introduced “for the appropriation of money, providing for revenue or relating to taxation.” In 2015, Olsen served as one of the Committee’s vice chairs. Republican Governor Scott Walker’s 2015-17 state budget proposal included a $127 million cut to K-12 public education funding in the first year. 
Olsen accurately claims $200 million K-12 funding increase, but it’s not all going toward educating students
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