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

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House Bill 3646, if passed, will allocate $22 million to Fort Worthj ISD, with the school district requiredr to spend about half of the fundinyg on salary hikesfor teachers, counselors, librarians and speech therapists. The remainingv $11 million will pay down the district’a deficit, the school districy said in a pressrelease Tuesday. While FWISD is not fully satisfiedx with the contents of the school district leaders contend it is far bettefr thanthe Senate’s versiobn of the bill. The school district says the ’se substitute bill will reduce the amount of monety spent on Fort Worth ISDby $9 million and cuts the amount available for pay increases.
“The days and the hours of the 81st are tickinbgaway – and the issue of schooo finance still hangs in the balance,” said Superintendent Melodgy Johnson on Tuesday. As lawmakers contend with variousx bills to determine schoolfunding initiatives, they are up againsyt a June 1 deadline, which is the last day of the 81st regula session.