2025 Legislative Priorities

2025 Legislative Priorities

1. School Finance Reform
   1. Increase basic allotment: Increase the basic allotment to match current inflation. The per-student amount of $6,160 has not increased since 2019. 
   2. Revise school funding methodology: base funding on enrollment instead of daily attendance.
   3. Reject school vouchers: oppose legislation that diverts public education funds to private schools, home schools, or other private entities, especially without establishing an equitable accountability system.
   4. Fully fund pre-K: support universal access and funding of pre-k to ensure the best start for Texas school children.
       
2. School Safety & Security
   1. Increase the school safety allotment: Increase the safety allotment to provide adequate funding for school safety mandates.
   2. Revise allotment methodology: base funding on a per-campus model instead of grants.
       
3. Increase Special Education funding
   1. Replenish lost SHARS funding: Replace funding lost from Texas Health & Human Services Commission reimbursement methods.
   2. Increase funding: base funding on services provided rather than instructional arrangement. 
   3. Increase weighted funding: Increase funding weights to match actual costs.
   4. Establish funding to enhance student participation in CTE courses for post-high school preparation and to provide inclusion teachers for classroom support.
       
4. Assessment & Accountability
   1. Eliminate high-stakes testing: establish a comprehensive accountability system that utilizes meaningful assessments and is nationally normed.
   2. Eliminate A-F ratings: reducing schools to an A-F model diminishes the important and difficult work that educators do daily.