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Trustees hear legislative update as staff model worst‑case budget; voucher and teacher‑pay bills could affect McAllen ISD funding
Summary
District staff briefed trustees on multiple pending bills in the Texas Legislature and said the district is modeling budgets on current law until bills are final.
At the March 4 workshop staff provided a legislative update and noted staff are modeling the district budget on current law while tracking multiple bills in the Texas Legislature that could materially alter revenues and requirements for 2025–26.
Major items summarized by staff: Garcia walked trustees through three bills discussed by staff:
- Senate Bill 2 (voucher proposal): described as a voucher program that, if enacted as proposed, would provide an amount the presenter summarized as $10,000 for eligible students and $11,500 for students with disabilities.…
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