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State lawmakers at Flour Bluff meeting pledge to seek fixes for transfer rule
Summary
A visiting lawmaker who sits on the House education committee pledged to help draft and file legislation to exclude some transfers or rework the rural designation after district staff said transfers pushed Flour Bluff ISD over the HB2 threshold.
A visitor who identified himself as a member of the House public education committee told trustees he would push for legislative correction after hearing the district's presentation about the 5,000-student threshold. The lawmaker said, "You have my commitment a 100%." and offered to work with the district on language for the upcoming session.
Staff from legislative offices and the district discussed possible approaches, including exempting military or federal transfers from the headcount used for teacher allotments or rewriting the definition of "rural" so smaller destination districts are not reclassified by transfer students. District staff agreed to compile precise transfer counts and program lists to support the legislative effort. The lawmaker and his communications director advised the board on timing and drafting priorities ahead of the next legislative session.
