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CFISD hears budget shortfall breakdown and tracks 2025 legislative proposals
Summary
District finance officers told trustees the general fund faces a structural deficit driven by flat state basic allotment, inflation, declining attendance and the local homestead exemption; staff outlined several pending bills and estimates that could affect district revenue and costs.
CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD finance staff on Feb. 6 told the board that a combination of stagnant state funding, rising operational costs and enrollment declines created a substantial general-fund gap and that several pending items in the 2025 legislative session could affect the district’s finances.
Karen Smith, speaking for the administration, reviewed factors behind the projected deficit for 2024–25: the state basic allotment remains at $6,160 (last set in the 2019 session by House Bill 3), there has been no inflation adjustment in the funding formula, average daily attendance is down about 2 percent for the district (a loss the presentation estimated at roughly $15 million), and the district’s long-standing 20 percent local optional homestead exemption (LOHE) reduces the…
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