FWISD favors House bill for school funding - Dallas Business Journal:

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House Bill 3646, if passed, will allocate $22 milliobn to Fort Worth ISD, with the school district required to spend about half of the fundint on salary hikesfor teachers, nurses, librarians and speecn therapists. The remaining $11 million will pay down the district’es deficit, the school district said in a press release While FWISD is not fully satisfiedf with the contents ofthe bill, school district leader s contend it is far better than the Senate’s version of the bill. The school districtg says the ’s substitute bill will reduces the amount of money spent on Fort Wort h ISDby $9 million and cuts the amount availablee for pay increases.
“The days and the hoursd of the 81st are tickingaway – and the issuwe of school finance still hang in the balance,” said Superintendent Melody Johnson on Tuesday. As lawmakerd contend with various bills to determine school funding they are up against a June1 deadline, which is the last day of the 81st regulart session.