SCR 80 — SCHOOLS: Creates and provides for a task force to study the minimum foundation program formula and recommend permanent, predictable funding for pay raises for teachers and support staff.

SLS 26RS-4013 ORIGINAL Regular Session ENROLLED SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.

80 BY SENATOR HENRY AND REPRESENTATIVEREPRESENTATIVES DEVILLIERADAMS, SCHOOLS.CreatesandprovidesforataskforcetostudytheminimumfoundationprogramBACALA, BERAULT, BILLINGS, BOUDREAUX, BRASS, CARLSON,CARRIER, ROBBY CARTER, CARVER, COX, DEVILLIER, DICKERSON, ECHOLS, EGAN, FREEMAN, GLORIOSO, HEBERT, DANA HENRY, ILLG, MIKEJOHNSON,JACOBLANDRY,MACK,MCMAKIN,MURRAY, SAWYER, SCHLEGEL, VILLIO, WYBLE AND YOUNG A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To create and provide for a task force to study the minimum foundation program formula and recommend permanent, predictable funding for pay raises for teachers and support staff.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To create and provide for a task force to study the minimum foundation program formula and recommend permanent, predictable funding for pay raises for teachers and support staff.

and WHEREAS, the use of one-time funding sources to support ongoing obligations is Pageprohibited 1by Article VII, Section 10 of 8the SLSConstitution 26RS-4013of ORIGINALLouisiana, SCRand NO.is particularly problematic when applied to recurring expenses such as employee compensation;

80 prohibited by Article VII, Section 10 of the Constitution of Louisiana, and is particularly problematic when applied to recurring expenses such as employee compensation;

and WHEREAS, because compensation for teachers and support staff constitutes a recurring obligation, reliance on the Revenue Stabilization Fund or any other nonrecurring sourceto fund such compensation wouldbeinconsistentwould beinconsistent with constitutional limitations and withPage sound1 fiscalof policy;7 SCR NO.

80 ENROLLED with sound fiscal policy;

and WHEREAS, these circumstances underscore the need for a funding structure for teacher and support staff compensation that is not dependent on temporary mechanisms, redirection of existing funds, or one-time solutions, but instead is grounded in a stable, Pagetransparent,andsustainableframeworkwithinthestate'scoreeducationfundingsystem;and 2WHEREAS, such uncertainty complicates local school system budgeting, undermines workforce stability, and impairs the ability of 8school SLSsystems 26RS-4013to ORIGINALrecruit SCRand NO.retain qualified teachers and support staff, particularly in advance of the 2026-2027 school year;

80 transparent,andsustainableframeworkwithinthestate'scoreeducationfundingsystem;and WHEREAS, such uncertainty complicates local school system budgeting, undermines workforce stability, and impairs the ability of school systems to recruit and retain qualified teachers and support staff, particularlyin advance of the 2026-2027 school year;

and WHEREAS,Page resolving2 the challenge of providing7 permanent,SCR predictableNO. compensationforteachersandsupportstaffrequiresacomprehensiveevaluationoftheMFP and the state's primary constitutional mechanism for funding public education;

80 ENROLLED WHEREAS, resolving the challenge of providing permanent, predictable compensationforteachersandsupportstaffrequiresacomprehensiveevaluationoftheMFP and the state's primary constitutional mechanism for funding public education;

and PageWHEREAS, 3MFP ofLevel 82 SLSprovides 26RS-4013incentives ORIGINALbased SCRon NO.local effort and equalizes differences among school systems with varying tax bases, reflecting longstanding policy decisions regarding fairness in local contribution;

80 WHEREAS, MFP Level 2 provides incentives based on local effort and equalizes differences among school systems with varying tax bases, reflecting longstanding policy decisions regarding fairness in local contribution;

and WHEREAS,Page compensation for certificated personnel and noncertificated support workers has been renewed annually as early as the 2001-2002 school year within Levels 3 and 4 of the7 MFP;SCR NO.

80 ENROLLED WHEREAS, compensation for certificated personnel and noncertificated support workers has been renewed annually as early as the 2001-2002 school year within Levels 3 and 4 of the MFP;

and WHEREAS,ensuringadurableandpredictablecompensationstructureforteachers and support staff, consistent with constitutional requirements and fiscal discipline, may requirea modernizationmodernizationandrestructuringof and restructuringof the MFP to improveclarity,sustainability,improve clarity, sustainability, and long-term effectiveness;

and WHEREAS, the Louisiana Legislative Auditor has the authority to examine the financial recordsof local school systems and evaluatecomplianceevaluate compliance with the MFP, providing Pagean 4essential ofaccountability 8function SLSin 26RS-4013ensuring ORIGINALeffective SCRuse NO.of public funds;

80 an essential accountability function in ensuring effective use of public funds;

THEREFORE,Page BE4 IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana7 doesSCR herebyNO. createand providefor a task forceto conduct a comprehensive,top-to-bottom reviewofthe minimumfoundationprogramformulaandtodeveloparecommendedrestructuredformula framework that improves transparency, equity, predictability, and long-term sustainability, including permanent and predictable funding mechanisms for pay raises for teachers and support staff,andto submit a report with proposed recommendations and formula language to the legislature and to the David R.

80 ENROLLED THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby createand provide for a task forceto conductacomprehensive,top-to-bottom reviewof the minimumfoundationprogramformulaandtodeveloparecommendedrestructuredformula framework that improves transparency, equity, predictability, and long-term sustainability, including permanent and predictable funding mechanisms for pay raises for teachers and support staff, and to submit a reportwith proposedrecommendations and formula language to the legislature and to the David R.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force shall produceproducea a proposed revised or replacement formula structure, a proposed formula language suitable for consideration within theconstitutional MFPprocess,anda transition frameworkidentifying how existing allocations, weights, and legacy components should be consolidated, reweighted, phased, or otherwise incorporated to achieve a modernized, coherent formula.

Page(2) 5Constitutional requirements for BESE's annual adoption of 8the SLSformula 26RS-4013and ORIGINALthe SCRlegislature's NO.consideration of it, including the limits on legislative amendment of a formula submitted by BESE.

80 (2) Constitutional requirements for BESE's annual adoption of the formula and the legislature's consideration of it, including the limits on legislative amendment of a formula submitted by BESE.

(4)Page Student5 count methodologyand timing, including the practical impacts of count7 datesSCR onNO. school systems and enrollment volatility during the year.

80 ENROLLED (4) Student count methodologyand timing, including the practical impacts of count dates on school systems and enrollment volatility during the year.

Page(12) 6The president of 8the SLSLouisiana 26RS-4013Federation ORIGINALof SCRTeachers, NO.or his designee.

80 (12) The president of the Louisiana Federation of Teachers, or his designee.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force shall solicit information from classroom teachers, support staff, local school board members, superintendents, school businessofficials,BESE,thestateDepartmentofEducation,LouisianapubliccharterschoolPage leaders,6 theof business7 community,SCR andNO. other stakeholders deemed appropriate bythe chair.

80 ENROLLED businessofficials,BESE,thestateDepartmentofEducation,Louisianapubliccharterschool leaders, the business community, and other stakeholders deemed appropriate bythe chair.

PageBE 7IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of 8this SLSResolution 26RS-4013be ORIGINALtransmitted SCRto NO.the office of the governor, the president of the Louisiana Federation of Teachers, the president of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, the executive director of the Louisiana School Boards Association, the Louisiana Legislative Auditor, and the executive director of the Louisiana Association of School Superintendents and Administrators.

80PRESIDENT BEOF ITTHE FURTHERSENATE RESOLVEDSPEAKER thatOF aTHE copyHOUSE ofOF thisREPRESENTATIVES ResolutionPage be7 transmitted to the office of the7 governor, the president of the Louisiana Federation of Teachers, the president of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, the executive director of the Louisiana School Boards Association, the Louisiana Legislative Auditor, and the executive director of the Louisiana Association of School Superintendents and Administrators.

The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Senate Legislative Services.

The keyword, summary, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent.

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1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] DIGEST SCR 80 Original 2026 Regular Session Henry Createsandprovidesforataskforcetostudytheminimumfoundationprogramformulaand recommend permanent, predictable funding for pay raises for teachers and support staff.

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