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Administration proposes a 2.8% TISA increase, additional K-12 spending and raises lottery/TCAT questions
Summary
Commissioner Bryson told the committee TISA funding will increase by 2.8% (about $164 million) and that total K-12 FY26 state funding (including special session items and this budget) totals $579.3 million; members pressed for detail on private school funding, teacher compensation, and lottery/TCAT proposals.
Commissioner Bryson told the Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee the FY26 budget increases K-12 funding under the Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA) formula and includes additional one-time and special-session education allocations.
Bryson said, "we stand at nearly $7,000,000,000, that are, allocated through the TISA formula to our k through 12, public schools," and that this represented a 2.8% increase and a…
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