Why do charter schools need more funding than LEAs? Charters get infrastructure funding through the BEP, same as LEAs.

According to TDOE at the House K-12 Subcommittee Hearing (3/8/22), the TISA formula incorporates the Charters Facilities Fund that is currently outside of the BEP Formula, brings the Fund into the TISA formula, and is meant to provide funding to charter schools for facility costs. At the House Government Operation Committee Hearing (4/11/22), TDOE shared that the direct funding for charters would be the same amount as the current Fund.
Note: TISA now allocates charter funding under the direct funding rather than a weight as initially proposed.