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Leander ISD presses state for fix after House Bill 2 funding error that may cost district about $10 million
Summary
District officials told trustees they and nine other Texas school districts were adversely affected by a House Bill 2 funding change that removed certain hold‑harmless protections, potentially reducing state aid to Leander ISD by roughly $10 million; trustees were urged to press legislators and the Texas Education Agency for a remedy.
Leander ISD officials told the board they are part of a cohort of districts that appear to have lost state hold‑harmless funding after the recent passage of House Bill 2, and they are working with state representatives and TEA to seek a correction.
What administrators said: Chief Financial Officer Pete Poppe summarized the technical effect: earlier changes in school finance reduced local tax rates while the state adjustment that was supposed to replace lost local revenue did not fully protect some recapture…
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