Bills › 91st General Assembly
Modifying supplemental aid and modified supplemental amounts for certain school districts relating to open enrollment, and including effective date and applicability provisions
Topics:State budgetK–12 education
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedMarch 6, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeMarch 7, 2025
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary School districts can now ask for extra state funding if at least 35 percent of their students come from open enrollment. This rule does not apply if most of those students are learning online through a private provider. Before asking for the money, the district must hold a public hearing to discuss the situation.1
Read the official explanation
31(5) establishes circumstances under which the school budget review committee (committee) may grant supplemental aid or a modified supplemental amount to a district. This bill strikes the current provisions for school districts with high open enrollment into the district and inserts new provisions to qualify for supplemental aid or a modified supplemental amount. Under the bill, if the percentage of students enrolled in the school district as the result of open enrollment is equal to or greater than 35 percent of the total number of students enrolled in the school district, such circumstance is an unusual circumstance. 43(2). Prior to filing a request with the school budget review committee, the school district must first hold a public hearing on the issue. _____ early intervention supplement district cost per pupil. The bill takes effect upon enactment and applies July 1, 2025, for school budget years beginning on or after that date.31(5) for the budget year beginning July 1, 2024.
Senate subcommittee
Named March 7, 2025. It hasn’t reported yet.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part