Texas House Will Tackle School Finance
This Session
by Morgan Smith
With a
plan that would add $3 billion to the state's public education budget, the
Texas House has decided to take on school finance reform this legislative
session.
As he
announced a deal Wednesday that would put $800 million on top of the $2.2
billion the chamber had already allocated to public schools, Public
Education Committee Chairman Jimmie Don
Aycock, R-Killeen, called the decision a "significant
change in direction."
The
topic of school finance was largely expected to go unaddressed this
legislative session while a massive lawsuit involving more than two-thirds of
the state's school districts awaits a ruling from the Texas Supreme Court.
After
months of private discussions and meetings, Aycock said House leaders no longer
wanted to wait for a long-needed overhaul of the system. The proposal will
be filed as House Bill 1759.
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