1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 The Legislature has adjourned, but a special session is already underway. We're here to recap some of the public-education-related bills that passed during the regular session.&amp;nbsp; First, we note that despite a $33 billion budget surplus, there was no increase in the basic allotment.&amp;nbsp; HB 3, school safety, includes several new requirements for school districts. It does include a small per-student allotment increase and some new per-campus money.&amp;nbsp; SB 10 gives retired educators a cost-of-living raise and a 13th check.&amp;nbsp; HB 1707 requires municipalities to treat charters as they would ISDs for the purposes of permitting and zoning. It includes increased transparency that will help provide more information to communities when a new charter school is opening.&amp;nbsp; Thank you to all the public school advocates who took the time to write letters, call their lawmakers, and support public education this session!&amp;nbsp; Get advocacy action alerts in your inbox by signing up for&amp;nbsp;Texans for Strong Public Schools.&amp;nbsp; © 2023 Texas Association of School Boards, Inc. All Rights Reserved. TASB Talks http://tasbtalks.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/27029040/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/27029040