Bryan ISD officials say House Bill 2 leaves district with only modest net gain, funding questions remain

Bryan ISD finance staff updated the board on the district's budget development for the 2025'26 school year and described how House Bill 2, then on the governor's desk, changes state funding formulas.

The update, delivered by district staff, said the bill raises the basic allotment by $55 per ADA but also moves funding into targeted allotments and freezes other components of revenue. That combination reduces some discretionary funding and leaves the district with a much smaller net increase than headline numbers suggest.

District presenters said the bill creates a new basic cost allotment (referred to in materials as an "ABC allotment") that the district estimates at about $1.7 million and a teacher retention allotment that will appear as a pass-through. The teacher retention allotment is structured to pay classroom teachers $2,500 for 3'4 years of experience and $5,000 for teachers with five or…