▁efficient ▁and ▁effective . ▁ ▁H CR ▁ 2 0 , ▁introduced ▁by ▁Rep . ▁Steve ▁Carter , ▁requested ▁that ▁BE SE ▁make ▁certain ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁formula , ▁including : ▁▁ ▁In cre asing ▁the ▁percentage ▁of ▁M FP ▁funds ▁spent ▁at ▁the ▁school ▁level ▁ ▁Having ▁funds ▁" follow ▁the ▁child " ▁when ▁students ▁are ▁transferred ▁to ▁ju ven ile ▁justice ▁facilities ▁ ▁Ad just ing ▁fund ing ▁( up ▁or ▁down ) ▁based ▁on ▁accurate ▁student ▁en roll ment ▁data ▁ ▁Target ing ▁more ▁M FP ▁funds ▁to ▁drop out ▁prevent ion ▁ ▁District ▁tax ing ▁controvers y ▁Crit ics ▁say ▁the ▁M FP ▁formula ▁disc ou rages ▁high ▁levels ▁of ▁local , ▁rather ▁than ▁state , ▁fund ing . ▁Louisiana ▁House ▁Spe aker ▁Jim ▁T ucker ▁said ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁Louisiana ▁Public ▁Broadcast ing ▁that ▁the ▁M FP ▁formula ▁keeps ▁districts ▁from ▁lev ying ▁higher ▁tax es ▁because ▁districts ▁with ▁high ▁local ▁tax es ▁receive ▁lower ▁state ▁fund ing ▁pay ments . ▁Tul ane ▁University ' s ▁Cow en ▁Institute ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁examine ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁local ▁tax ▁initi atives ▁on ▁the ▁M FP . ▁T ara ▁O ' Ne ill , ▁Cow en ▁Institute ▁Policy ▁Manager , ▁said ▁districts ▁receive ▁extra ▁in cent ive ▁fund ing ▁from ▁the ▁state ▁when ▁they ▁raise ▁high ▁amounts ▁of ▁fund ing ▁at ▁the ▁local ▁level . ▁O ' Ne ill ▁said ▁districts ▁get ▁this ▁extra ▁money ▁whether ▁they ▁tax ▁a ▁low ▁tax ▁base ▁at