Testimony on School Safety Legislation
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The Coalition provided testimony to legislative committees in both chambers regarding bills calling for increased funding for school safety.
SB 9 Teacher Pay Raise Testimony
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The Coalition provided testimony to the Senate Education Committee on Senate Bill 9, which relates to an across-the-board pay raise for teachers, nurses, counselors, and librarians.
Senate Property Tax Relief Testimony
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The Coalition provided testimony to the Senate Finance Committee regarding Senate Bill 3 & Senate Bill 4, which are both measures proposing property tax relief.
HB 2 (Property Tax Relief) Testimony
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The Coalition provided testimony to the House Ways & Means Committee regarding House Bill 2, the measure proposing property tax relief.
House Appropriations Subcommittee on Article III Testimony – HB 1
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The Coalition provided testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Article III (Education) regarding the state budget, pointing out that recapture has reached nearly $5 billion per year and schools need help meeting the increased costs caused by a 14.5% rate of inflation.
Senate Finance Committee Testimony – SB 1
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The Coalition provided testimony to the Senate Finance Committee on the state budget, pointing out that recapture has reached nearly $5 billion per year and schools need help meeting the increased costs caused by a 14.5% rate of inflation.
New Robin Hood figure shows enormous burden put on schools, homeowners
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The Biennial Revenue Estimate from Comptroller Glenn Hegar states that recapture is expected to reach nearly $5 billion during Fiscal Year 2023.
Texas Removes Record Robin Hood Revenue from School Districts
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The state took $3.2 billion in local taxpayer funding out of school districts during the past year through Robin Hood recapture. This record-high amount of recapture came as school districts struggled to fully staff campuses and battled cost increases driven by high inflation.
School Finance testimony in House
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The Coalition provided testimony to the House Public Education Committee on school finance. Since HB 3, inflation has increased by 12%, while school funding has been flat. Since recapture was reduced by HB 3, it has increased by 25%.
As state surpluses surge, schools struggle with rising costs
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Statement from Christy Rome, Executive Director of the Texas School Coalition, concerning the revised estimate of a state surplus and the funding needs of public schools.