House Concurrent Resolution No. by Representative Jenkins urges the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) to recognize and incorporate increased funding in the minimum foundation program (MFP) formula for the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year and beyond. The resolution highlights the constitutional requirement for BESE to develop an annual formula to determine the cost of education in public schools. It references the recently adopted formula for the 2023-2024 Fiscal Year, which includes provisions for pay raises for both certificated and noncertificated personnel, as well as funding for various educational programs.

The resolution specifically requests that BESE include the $2,000 pay raise for certificated personnel and a $1,000 pay raise for noncertificated personnel, along with associated retirement costs, in future MFP formulas. It emphasizes the legislature's intent for this increase in funding to be recognized in subsequent years, despite being allocated outside of the MFP formula for the current fiscal year. A copy of the resolution will be transmitted to relevant state officials, including the governor and the state superintendent of education.