Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas SB149: TO AMEND PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING AMOUNTS UNDER THE PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING ACT OF 2003
Status: Failed, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act to be entitled an act to amend public school funding amounts under the public school funding act of 2003; and for other purposes. subtitle to amend public school funding amounts under the public school funding act of 2003.
From the introduced text:
An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO AMEND PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING AMOUNTS UNDER THE PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING ACT OF 2003; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle TO AMEND PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING AMOUNTS UNDER THE PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING ACT OF 2003. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. DO NOT CODIFY. Legislative findings and intent. (a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) It is the duty of the General Assembly to provide a suitable and efficient free public education to the students of Arkansas; (2) Acts 2023, No. 237, the "LEARNS Act", ensured that public school teachers receive a minimum salary of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) and that public school teachers with salaries above fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) receive a raise in the amount of two thousand dollars ($2,000); (3) The House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education, meeting jointly, determined through the adequacy review process the foundation funding amounts to meet the obligation of the General Assembly to provide a suitable and efficient free public education to students; and (4) The 2025-2026 school year foundation funding amount recommended and adopted by the General Assembly includes three hundred twenty dollars ($320) to pay the minimum employer contribution for participants in the state-sponsored insurance program that public school districts pay and *TNL156* …
Sponsors
- Jane English (R, 13) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in House at Sine Die adjournment.
- : Returned by the Committee Do Pass
- : Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE
- : RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
- : Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
- : Read the third time and passed.
- : REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
- : Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
- : Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
- : Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
Votes
- House Roll Call #1398 (April 16, 2025): 81 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Senate Roll Call #1043 (April 9, 2025): 34 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB149?
- SB149 is a bill in the Arkansas Legislature (95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)): TO AMEND PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING AMOUNTS UNDER THE PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING ACT OF 2003.
- What does SB149 do?
- In its own words: An act to be entitled an act to amend public school funding amounts under the public school funding act of 2003; and for other purposes. subtitle to amend public school funding amounts under the public school funding act of 2003.
- What is the status of SB149?
- Failed as of May 5, 2025. Latest action: Died in House at Sine Die adjournment. (May 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB149?
- Jane English (R, 13).
- Where is the official record for SB149?
- On the Arkansas Legislature website: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R&measureno=SB149
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