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GCISD board hears funding shortfall risk as Legislature pares down school-finance proposal
Summary
Superintendent and CFO told the Grapevine-Colleyville ISD board that a committee substitute to House Bill 2 would sharply reduce local flexibility and leave many district employees outside proposed pay increases, and presented preliminary budget figures and tax-base estimates ahead of a June public hearing.
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD trustees were briefed on May 19 about the potential impact of state school finance proposals and the district's draft 2025—26 budget as lawmakers considered a smaller funding package than the House passed.
Doctor Schnauz, the district superintendent, said the engrossed House Bill 2 would have increased the basic allotment by $395 and would have allowed GCISD to "realize a little under $7,000,000 in additional funding," while a committee substitute in the Senate reduced that increase to about $55 on the basic allotment.
The difference matters, Schnauz said, because the House version gave districts discretionary dollars that could be used across the employee base. "The committee substitute bill as it's…
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