US EditionTexas Senate Passes Overhauled $8.5 Billion Public School Funding Bill
- The Texas Senate unanimously approved House Bill 2 on April 16, providing an $8.5 billion increase in funding for public schools statewide.
- Lawmakers negotiated the bill after disagreements between the House and Senate over funding approaches to address rising costs and improve teacher pay.
- The bill designates $4.2 billion to increase pay and provide incentives for teachers and staff, allocates $1.3 billion toward operating expenses, commits $2 billion for special education, early childhood programs, and career training, and sets aside $430 million to enhance school safety.
- Senator Brandon Creighton described HB 2 as a landmark education bill for Texas, emphasizing experience-based bonuses that could increase rural teachers’ salaries by as much as $8,000.
- The bill’s passage marks the largest funding increase in Texas history and aims to improve rural districts and teacher retention despite concerns about overall sufficiency.
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TYLER, Texas (KETK) -- East Texas will benefit from $8.5 billion in new state money once House Bill 2 is signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott. East Texas districts react to senate’s approval of school choice bill "The new legislation is a huge win for East Texas," Tyler ISD's Superintendent of Schools, Marty Crawford said after HB2 passed the Texas Senate on Friday. The district will be able to get more money for teacher incentive payments …
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