2018 House Bill 5579 ↩

Senate Roll Call 445: Passed

The K-12 school aid, community college and university budgets for the fiscal year that begins Oct 1, 2018. A separate budget bill authorizes the rest of state government spending (Senate Bill 848). This bill appropriates a total of $16.843 billion, $1.843 billion of which is federal money. Of the total, $14.765 billion will go to K-12 public education, compared to $14.580 billion approved last year. Another $1.669 billion is for state universities, up from $1.629 billion. Community colleges will get $408 million, up from $399 million. The bill increases the minimum state "foundation allowance" payment by $120 per pupil for higher-spending school districts, and $240 per pupil for districts that get less funding.