Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

Hillsborough board approves budget amendments after state reduces district allocation by $18.3 million

3086566 · April 22, 2025
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

The Hillsborough County School Board on Aug. 22 approved budget amendments after Jamie Lewis, the district's chief financial officer, said the state's third funding calculation reduced the district's March allocation by $18,300,000.

The Hillsborough County School Board on Aug. 22 approved budget amendments after Jamie Lewis, the district's chief financial officer, said the state's third funding calculation reduced the district's March allocation by $18,300,000.

Lewis told the board that the $18.3 million reduction breaks down into several elements: about $9.3 million tied to changes in full-time-equivalent student counts; roughly $2 million related to how last year's FTE finalized; about $2.8 million due to a millage-compression adjustment; and a $4,103,273 proration assessed statewide by the Florida Department of Education. "Our portion of that was $4,100,000 and…

Already have an account? Log in

Subscribe to keep reading

Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.

  • Unlimited articles
  • AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
  • Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
  • Follow topics and more locations
  • 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
30-day money-back on paid plans