HR1242: HR1242 Quality Basic Education and Full-Time Equivalent funding formulas; support revision

Georgia public schools are funded largely through the Quality Basic Education (QBE) and Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) formulas, which determine how state money is distributed. This resolution states that the House of Representatives supports a comprehensive review of those formulas because they may not adequately address the needs of students who require wraparound services such as mental health support, counseling, health services, and family engagement programs. The resolution does not rewrite the funding formulas itself. It lists federal education funding titles (Title I through Title IX) and civil rights protections such as the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as context for why comprehensive support matters. It directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press, but it creates no new law, funding, or formula change.

• States the House of Representatives' support for a comprehensive revision of the QBE and FTE school funding formulas.
• Identifies wraparound services, including mental health support, counseling, health services, and family engagement, as areas needing better funding.
• Directs the Clerk of the House to make copies of the resolution available to the public and press.
• Does not itself change any Georgia statute, funding formula, or appropriation; it is a statement of support rather than binding legislation.

Public school students who need wraparound services such as mental health or counseling support, Georgia public school districts that receive QBE and FTE funding, and state education officials who could later be asked to revise the funding formulas.

Because this is a resolution rather than a law, it does not change how schools are funded today. It signals that House members want future legislation or agency action to revise the formulas to better fund mental health, counseling, and family support services in schools.

• The preamble explains that QBE and FTE formulas may not adequately address students needing wraparound services like mental health support and family engagement.
• The preamble lists federal funding titles (Title I through Title IX) that support disadvantaged students, English learners, homeless students, and others.
• The resolved clause states the House's support for a comprehensive revision of the QBE and FTE formulas to fund wraparound services.
• A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.

1. 2026-02-09House Second Readers (House)
2. 2026-02-06House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-02-05House Hopper (House)

• Lydia Glaize (D, HD-067)Primary sponsor
• Doreen Carter (D, HD-093)
• Floyd Griffin (D, HD-149)
• Miriam Paris (D, HD-142)
• Edna Jackson (D, HD-165)

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