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District brief: Louisiana’s $46.2 billion House Bill 1 includes MFP funding and $250,000 for Leah Chase School
Summary
Staff said House Bill 1 funds ordinary operations at roughly $46.2 billion, includes just over $4 billion for the Minimum Foundation Program (MFP), and carries a $250,000 earmark for programming at the Leah Chase School requested by Senator DuPlessis.
Juliana Lund told the committee that House Bill 1, the state’s operating budget, is "just under 47,000,000,000 at 46,200,000,000 to be exact for ordinary operating expenses," and that the bill includes just over $4 billion for the Minimum Foundation Program (MFP). She also noted a $250,000 allocation in HB 1 to support programming at the Leah Chase School, requested by Senator DuPlessis.
Lund said the district will continue to monitor the MFP and the state’s budget process, and flagged the MFP task force that will work on a potential restructured formula to improve transparency and funding predictability. Staff told the committee they plan to attend task-force meetings and return with updates.
