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title: State Enforcement of the Minimum Budget Requirement (MBR)
description: This report describes how the Minimum Budget Requirement (MBR) is enforced by the Connecticut State Department of Education.
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# [State Enforcement of the Minimum Budget Requirement (MBR)](https://schoolstatefinance.org/resources/state-enforcement-of-the-minimum-budget-requirement-mbr)

 Written by [Office of Legislative Research](https://schoolstatefinance.org/resources/author/office-of-legislative-research) | Feb 12, 2020 12:37:00 AM

This research report from the Connecticut General Assembly's nonpartisan Office of Legislative Research describes how the Connecticut State Department of Education enforces the Minimum Budget Requirement (MBR), which prohibits a town from budgeting less for education in an upcoming fiscal year than it did in the previous year.

**Citation  
**Moran, J.D. (2020). *State Enforcement of the Minimum Budget Requirement (MBR)* (2020-R-0058). Hartford, CT: Connecticut General Assembly, Office of Legislative Research. Retrieved from [https://www.cga.ct.gov/2020/rpt/pdf/2020-R-0058.pdf](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2020/rpt/pdf/2020-R-0058.pdf).

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