Every year HISD presents a recommended budget to the Board of Education and to the public for discussion regarding adoption or amending. The district publishes an annual notice of "Public Hearing to Discuss the Budget" in the Houston Chronicle in June. It is required by state law that a notice of a public hearing on the budget be published 10 days before the actual hearing takes place. The hearing provides an opportunity for citizens to notify HISD if they wish to speak at the board meeting on the district's annual budget.