Education finance bill.

Schools must adopt a policy for an anonymous threat reporting system by June 30, 2027, and implement the system by July 1, 2028.

Schools that do not create their own local system must actively promote and inform the community about the Department of Public Safety's statewide anonymous threat reporting system.

Schools must report annually to the Commissioner of Education on whether they have implemented a local system, used the statewide system, or neither.

A new $4 million one-time appropriation in fiscal year 2027 is created to provide grants to schools for developing, purchasing, and maintaining anonymous threat reporting systems.

An additional $1 million one-time appropriation in fiscal year 2027 is designated for the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to support threat assessment and investigations.

The formula for calculating compensatory education revenue was changed for fiscal year 2027 and later, and a specific minimum revenue floor was established for fiscal year 2027.

General education aid appropriation amounts were increased for fiscal years 2026 and 2027, and the percentage of compensatory revenue that districts can reallocate was adjusted for 2027 and 2028.

New definitions were added to classify threat reporting data as 'confidential' while active and 'inactive' after two years, governing how long the data must be protected.

The effective date of the legislation was moved from May 16, 2025, to May 4, 2026, delaying implementation by more than a year.

The bill version was updated from '2nd Engrossment' to '1st Unofficial Engrossment,' reflecting a procedural status change in the legislative process.

Dozens of new sections were inserted throughout the bill, indicating substantial new content, requirements, or provisions were added to the legislation.

Multiple existing sections were deleted from the bill, which may remove specific provisions, exemptions, or requirements that were present in the previous version.

The posting date was updated from April 22, 2025, to May 16, 2025.

The section numbering sequence was reorganized, with new sections added and existing sections renumbered.

General education aid for 2025 was reduced from $7.56 billion to $7.51 billion.

Special education aid for 2025 was increased from $2.20 billion to $2.29 billion.

School lunch and breakfast aid for 2025 were increased, while kindergarten milk aid was decreased.

Nonpublic pupil education and transportation aid for 2025 were reduced.

Alternative teacher compensation aid for 2025 was reduced from $80.1 million to $79.3 million.

Paraprofessional training funding was significantly reduced from $7.23 million to $2.0 million for 2025.

Court-placed special education revenue for 2025 was reduced to zero.