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School Finance Provisions in SB 1811
SCHOOL FUNDING
ADDITIONAL CHANGES
MEMORANDUM
Per your request, attached you will find an analysis of the estimated revenue impact on school
districts and charter schools of the school finance changes contained in Senate Bill 1811, as
agreed to on May 27, 2011. Included in this analysis for fiscal year 2012 is the current allocation
of federal funds under the Education Jobs Fund (Edujobs) grant.
Explanation of the district run: The attachment shows estimated changes to the maintenance
and operations (M&O) revenue of school districts and charter schools under the proposed school
finance legislation, as compared to estimated M&O revenues that would be generated under
current law, for fiscal years 2012 and 2013. The amounts shown are estimates produced by
Legislative Budget Board models 912 (for fiscal 2012) and 887 (for fiscal 2013). The estimates
are based on updated projections of student counts, district property values, and tax effort in
those years, and may differ from projections produced under different assumptions.
Additionally, district revenues under both current law and the proposed school finance changes
may differ from these estimates once actual student counts, property values, and tax effort for the
given years are final.
WADA: Students in weighted average daily attendance. Where amounts are shown on a “per
WADA” basis, the revenue or revenue change is divided by the estimated current law (CL)
WADA count for the given year.
M&O Revenue: This includes state and local revenue generated under the sections of the
school finance system that apply to a district’s maintenance and operations tax rate.
Edujobs: These funds have been preliminarily allocated by the Texas Education Agency to
school districts and charter schools based on estimates of fiscal year 2011 WADA. According to
federal law, the funds may be used for eligible expenditures through September 30, 2012.
Eligible expenditures are compensation, benefits and other expenses necessary to retain, recall or
rehire former employees, and to hire new employees to provide educational services.
On the district run, under the “100% Formula Adjustment + Edujobs Fiscal Year 2012” heading,
the column titled “Change in Total M&O Revenue” presents estimated revenue changes from
current law due to the school finance proposal. This column does not include Edujobs. The next
column to the right lists the preliminary Edujobs allocation. The two remaining columns for
fiscal year 2012, showing the change in revenue per WADA and the percent change in revenue,
include both the M&O revenue change due to the school finance proposal and Edujobs, as noted.
Attachment