FACILITY US · AGE RE. PORTING
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2025
District Facility Data Requirements( SB 12)
Requires districts to report facilities usage information to TEA, including:
• Square footage and acreage
• Student capacity per instructional facility and campus
• Enrollment capacity per campus and grade level, number of students enrolled at each level
• Whether a facility is used by more than once campus and the campus identifier for each
• Facility usage type( instructional, CTE center, admin, food service, transportation, vacant land)
• Leased or owned facilities
TEA must post data online unless iti poses a security risk and allows the Commissioner to adopt rules
TIER TWO FUNDING CHANGES
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2025
Golden & Copper Penny Adjustments
Golden penny yield increased to 0.02084( from 0.016) and removes property value adjustment
Removes the requirement to compress copper pennies when their yield increases
Adjusts basic allotment using the difference between:
• Cost of maintaining yield at 96th wealth percentile of wealth per weighted student
• Cost of maintaining yield using 0.02084 multiplier on the basic allotment
CHARTER SCHOOL FACILITIES FUNDING
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2025
Facilities Allotment Changes
Increases funding factor in charter facilities funding to $ 300( from $ 125)
Removes $ 60M cap and replaces with lesser of:
• the state average I & S multiplied by the guaranteed level of state and local funds per student per cent of tax effort or
• a weight of. 06 of the basic allotment
Ties funding to financial accountability ratings
Prohibits financial gain for specific charter-affiliated individuals
BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2025
Use of Confinement, Restraint, Seclusion, Time-Out
Commissioner-developed procedures for use of confinement, restraining, seclusion, and time out must:
• Set training standards for school personnel based on risk and role
• Recommend frequency of training aligned with continuing education
• Allow integration with related training if majority of content overlaps( e. g., trauma-informed care, conflict resolution, positive relationships)
COMMISSIONER DISCRETION
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2025
Address Unintended Consequences
Allows the commissioner to resolve unintended consequences by implementing changes made by the legislature to public school finance, including adjustments to district entitlement, M & O tax rate adoption dates, and related election dates
Requires prior approval from the Legislative Budget Board and the Governor ' s Office
PROPERTY VALUE NOTIFICATION
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2025
Notice for Invalid Values
Commissioner must notify districts of invalid local property values after comptroller has certified preliminary findings
Notification must include:
• Estimated financial impact
• Available recourse options
RE PEALE RS
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2025
Repeals the spending requirements associated with the compensatory education allotment
Repeals the requirement to compress copper pennies when the yield increases
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