HF 4518 Summary

• Adjusts education finance appropriations for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 across multiple program areas including general education, special education, teacher compensation, and student support services.

• Increases general education aid to $8,103,909,000 for 2024 and $8,299,317,000 for 2025, with corresponding adjustments to subsidiary program allocations.

• Makes forecast adjustments to special education funding, increasing regular special education aid to $2,288,826,000 for 2024 and $2,485,140,000 for 2025.

• Adjusts appropriations for nutrition programs (school lunch, breakfast, and kindergarten milk), student support personnel, early childhood education, and community education programs based on updated forecasts.

• Amends multiple sections of Laws 2023, chapters 18, 54, and 55 to reflect revised fiscal allocations across education excellence, American Indian education, teachers, facilities, and lifelong learning initiatives.