Recapture

Recapture

Passed by the 86th Texas Legislature in 2019, House Bill (HB) 3 made substantial changes to the 熱えapp's Chapter 49 (previously Chapter 41) recapture payment. House Bill 3 amended the Education Code to transfer certain sections from Chapter 41 to Chapter 49, and revised formulas used to determine excess local revenue under the FSP by adding Subchapter F, Chapter 48, Education Code, Section 48.257, Local Revenue in Excess of Entitlement. Texas Education Code, Chapter 49, provision recaptures local tax dollars from property-rich districts and redistributes the funds to property-poor districts; often referred to as share the wealth or Robin Hood plan.

熱えapp is considered a property-rich school district. In FY2022, nearly 53 percent of all local revenue collected from property taxes is estimated to be subject to recapture; FY2023 budget includes an estimate that 54.5 percent of all local tax revenue will be subjected to recapture. In FY2022, 熱えapp anticipates the district will submit $761.3 million to the state in recapture funds. From FY2001 to FY2022, 熱えapp will have paid the state of Texas close to $6.0 billion in recapture payments.

Figure 1: In FY2023 Adopted Budget, 熱えapps estimate recapture payment is $845.9, with a conservative assumption that enrollment will remain flat against the October 2021 PEIMS Student Snapshot. The payment will be half of the Districts Adopted Expenditure budget of $1.68 billion.

Figure 1: FY2023 General Fund Adopted Expenditures - Breakdown of Each Dollar

 

Figure 2: The FY2023 Adopted General Fund expenditure budget estimates that 50.3 percent will comprise the districts (Chapter 49) Recapture payment. When looking at the General Fund and excluding recapture, Salary Related expenses are at 86.7 percent of the fund. Professional and Contracted Services are at 8.0 percent; Supplies and Materials make up 3.7 percent; and Other Operating Costs come in at 1.7 percent of the General Fund budget.

Figure 2: FY2023 General Fund Adopted Expenditures including/excluding Recapture

 

Figure 3: In FY2023, 熱えapp's estimated recapture payment is $845.9 million. This reflects a nearly a 400 percent increase in recapture when compared to payment made in FY2015.

熱えapp's Recapture & Enrollment Comparison Over Years
Recapture vs. Enrollment
  FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Projected
FY2023
Adopted
Recapture $181,118,956 $266,073,630 $403,324,244 $540,290,792 $665,251,676 $639,599,384 $706,687,156  $761,337,104  $845,896,628 
Enrollment 84,191 83,270 82,766 81,346 79,787 80,911 74,982               74,713                74,713 
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Figure 4:  In FY2021, 熱えapp paid $473.4 million more in recapture than other recapture Region 13 Districts combined.

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Source: Districts Annual Financial Report & Adopted Budget Summary
*Preliminary 2022 Summary of Finance run ID 36851, July 18th, 2022

 

Figure 5: In FY2021, 熱えapp paid $508.87 million more in Recapture Payments than the second highest Texas School District. 熱えapp continues to be the largest payer into the state finance system.

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