HR68: HR68 Quality Basic Education and Full-Time Equivalent funding formulas; support revision

Georgia funds public schools mainly through two formulas: Quality Basic Education (QBE) and Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) counts of students. This resolution says those formulas may not fully account for students who need extra support, such as mental health services, counseling, health services, and family engagement programs, sometimes called wraparound services. The resolution lists federal funding programs, such as Title I for disadvantaged students and Title IX for homeless children, along with protections under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as context for why student needs vary. It then formally states that House members support a comprehensive review of the QBE and FTE formulas to better fund wraparound services. It does not change any law or direct any funding itself; it directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.

• States that House members support a comprehensive revision of the QBE and FTE school funding formulas.
• Identifies wraparound services, mental health support, counseling, health services, and family engagement, as areas the formulas should better address.
• References federal funding titles (Title I through Title IX) and civil rights laws as background for the need for review.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and the press.
• Does not itself amend the QBE or FTE formulas, appropriate funding, or create any new legal requirement.

Georgia public school students who need extra support such as counseling or health services, local school districts that rely on QBE and FTE funding, and state education officials who administer or could later revise these funding formulas.

Because this is a resolution rather than a law, it does not change how Georgia schools are funded. It signals House support for a future formula revision, which could shape budget debates or legislation aimed at funding wraparound services for students.

• The whereas clauses explain that QBE and FTE formulas may not fully address students needing wraparound services like mental health and counseling support.
• The resolution cites federal funding titles (Title I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and IX) and ADA and Civil Rights Act protections as relevant background.
• The resolved clause states House support for a comprehensive revision of the QBE and FTE formulas to fund wraparound services.
• A final clause directs the Clerk of the House to make copies available to the public and press.

1. 2025-01-29House Second Readers (House)
2. 2025-01-28House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-01-27House Hopper (House)

• Lydia Glaize (D, HD-067)Primary sponsor
• Robert Dawson (D, HD-065)
• Derrick Jackson (D, HD-068)
• Inga Willis (D, HD-055)
• Kim Schofield (D, HD-063)

• school funding
• education policy
• student mental health
• Quality Basic Education formula