HF 4540 Summary

• Adjusts education appropriations from Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13 for fiscal years 2022 and 2023 to reflect updated budget forecasts.

• Reduces general education aid from $7.57 billion to $7.48 billion (2022) and from $7.80 billion to $7.64 billion (2023).

• Modifies special education appropriations, reducing regular special education aid from $1.82 billion to $1.75 billion (2022) and from $1.95 billion to $1.89 billion (2023).

• Adjusts multiple other education funding categories including charter school building lease aid, achievement and integration aid, nonpublic pupil education aid, school nutrition programs, and early childhood education aid.

• Amends appropriations across eight education funding areas covering general education, education excellence, teachers, special education, facilities, nutrition, early education, and community education.