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Representative Kozart previews bill modeled on Tennessee—s TISA to redesign Arkansas school funding
Summary
Representative Kozart described a proposed overhaul of school funding (recorded in the transcript as HB 16 89) that would adopt a base per-student amount plus weights, direct funding for early grades and interventions, outcome rewards, and a phased hold-harmless provision; he provided special-population enrollment counts and said districts would submit annual accountability plans.
Representative Kozart presented a legislative framework to the committee to redesign Arkansas—s school funding, describing it as modeled on the Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA) approach and noting his earlier effort (the transcript records last session—s bill as "HB 16 89"). He said the bill would: establish a foundation base amount for every student, apply multiple weights for students with concentrated poverty, limited English proficiency and special needs, provide direct funding for early-grade literacy and other state priorities, and award…
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