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Committee reviews governor's revised K‑12 budget; $240 million in proposed reductions draw lawmaker pushback
Summary
The House Education Finance Committee reviewed the governor's revised K‑12 budget proposal, including updated cost estimates tied to the February 2025 forecast and proposed reductions totaling roughly $240 million across multiple state education programs.
The House Education Finance Committee reviewed the governor's revised K‑12 budget proposal, including updated cost estimates tied to the February 2025 revenue forecast and a package of reductions and reassignments the governor's office says are intended to help balance the state budget.
Commissioner Willie Jett and members of his department walked the committee through the revised recommendations. The package includes one‑time and ongoing changes: a $30 million addition to the special revenue fund to support unemployment insurance aid for hourly school workers, a one‑year $55.6 million adjustment for compensatory revenue calculations paired with a working group to review the formula, and multiple program reductions and eliminations across aid and grant programs.
House Fiscal staff highlighted numerous line‑item changes in the governor's revised table. Among the larger proposals discussed: elimination of the compensatory revenue pilot (saving roughly $6.6 million in the 2027 fiscal year), elimination of nonpublic pupil…
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