Filed amendments on record: S1 (Senate) by J. English, filed Apr 3, 2025, 5:34 p.m. CT: ARKANSAS SENATE 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of Senate Bill 149 TO AMEND PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING AMOUNTS UNDER THE PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING ACT OF 2003. ____________________.
| Number | Chamber | Sponsor | Introduced |
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| S1 |
Senate | J. English | Apr 3, 2025, 5:34 p.m. CT |
Fiscal impact
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· Apr 7, 2025
Fiscal Impact Statement
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DATE 4/7/25
BILL HB1312/SB149
SPONSOR BROOKS/ENGLISH
SUBTITLE TO AMEND PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING AMOUNTS UNDER THE PUBLIC
SCHOOL FUNDING ACT OF 2003.
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TOPIC
District Funding
AFFECTED FUNDS
PSF
REVENUE IMPACT
FY26 over 25 FY27 over 26
Foundation Funding 149,888,441 (96,073,970)
Add'l FF Savings (63,890,240)
ELL 887,854 1,039,509
ALE 682,576 698,828
ESA 6,890,628 6,032,320
Declining 1,251,765 669,102
Growth 1,544,921 825,801
Special Education High Cost Occurrence 434,000 444,763
161,580,185 (150,253,887)
ASSUMPTIONS - BASED ON:
For Foundation Funding the division projected a 4% Growth in assessment, a .5% growth in
Prepared by the Arkansas Department of Education
traditional districts, 5% growth in charter schools.
English Language, Alternative Learning, Declining enrollment, and student growth are based on
2025 student trends.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
Based on the February 28, 2025 Milliman Interim Monitoring Report EBD will need an
additional transfer of approximatley 34M in FY26.
In FY27 EBD is removed from the Fo
