ARTICLE 7:
Changed Related to Public Education & Public School Finance
SCHOOL SAFETY FUNDING
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2025
School Safety Allotment( SB 260)
Increases per-student allotment toi $ 20( up from $ 10)
Increases per-campus allotment to $ 33,540( up from $ 15,000)
BASIC OPERATING SUPPORT
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2025
Allotment for Basic Costs
New $ 106 per-student allotment for:
• Transportation
• Hiring retired teachers.
• Health insurance, benefits, payroll taxes
• TRS contributions and costs
• Utilities
• Property and casualty insurance
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INSURANCE COST SUPPORT
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2025
Regional Insurance Cost Differentials
Districts in first-tier coastal counties or 2024 catastrophe zones receive funding equal to 80 % of the difference between their local and statewide average property and casualty insurance costs per student, adjusted upward for small or rural schools
SMALL & MIDSIZE
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2025
Allotment Adjustments
Small allotment weight increased by 15 %:(( 1,600- ADA) x. 00046) x BA
Midsize allotment weight increased by 20 % =(( 5,000- ADA) x. 00003) x BA
Increase for districts with fewer than 300 ADA and sole district in the county by 6.38 % =(( 1,600- ADA) x. 0005) x BA
Excludes students in full-time virtual programs living outside the district from ADA for this allotment
BILINGUAL ALLOTMENT & ALTERNATIVE LANGUAGE EDUCATION
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2025
Bilingual Allotment Adjustments( SB 2185)
Requires TEA to review districts that offer alternative language education methods and approve them to receive the bilingual allotment
Limits total alternative language education method funding to $ 10 million per biennium
Provides an allotment for approved districts for each student using a dual language immersion / one-way or twoway program model of:
• 0.15 weight for emergent bilingual
• 0.05 weight for non-emergent bilingual in dual language programs
Allows 55 % spending requirement to be used on teacher salaries