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Belton ISD staff say 2025 Texas laws bring targeted dollars but leave local funding gaps
Summary
District staff told the Belton Independent School District board on June 16 that measures passed in the 80th Texas legislative session provide several targeted allotments but leave shortfalls for pre-K, safety, special education and non-teacher compensation until state guidance and local calculations are complete.
BELTON, Texas — Belton Independent School District staff reviewed the district’s legislative priorities and the effects of the 80th Texas Legislature during a June 16 workshop, saying several bills produced narrowly targeted funding but left important local costs uncovered.
Christine, a district staff member who presented the update, told trustees the session generated more than 1,500 education-related bill filings statewide and that about 148 bills ultimately passed. She said several measures — including Senate Bill 2 and House Bill 2 — are the most consequential for the district because they create or change specific allotments rather than broadly increasing the basic student allotment.
Those targeted allotments include a $55 increase to the basic allotment (about a 1% rise), a teacher-retention allotment that the district estimates will translate to…
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