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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study conducted by the Legislative Budget Board on the |
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impact of federal educational mandates on school districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. STUDY OF IMPACT OF FEDERAL EDUCATIONAL MANDATES |
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ON SCHOOL DISTRICTS. (a) In this section, "federal educational |
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mandate" means a federal statutory provision or a rule or |
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regulation adopted under that provision the implementation of which |
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requires an expenditure by a school district that would not have |
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been required in the absence of the statutory provision or the rule |
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or regulation adopted under that provision. |
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(b) The Legislative Budget Board, in coordination with the |
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Texas Education Agency, shall conduct a study regarding the effect |
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of federal educational mandates on school districts. The study |
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must include: |
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(1) a cost-benefit analysis on the impact of school |
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district compliance with federal educational mandates, including a |
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comparison of: |
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(A) the direct and indirect costs incurred by a |
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school district in complying with a federal educational mandate; |
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and |
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(B) the amount of funds received by the district |
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or state from the federal government to comply with the mandate; |
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(2) a list of all federal educational mandates for |
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which the federal government has not provided full payment or |
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reimbursement that results in expenditures accrued by a school |
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district or the state to comply with the federal educational |
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mandate; and |
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(3) recommendations to reduce the burden of federal |
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educational mandates on school districts. |
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SECTION 2. REPORT. Not later than December 31, 2022, the |
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Legislative Budget Board shall deliver a report of the board's |
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findings and recommendations to the legislature. |
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SECTION 3. EXPIRATION. This Act expires February 1, 2023. |
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SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect |
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immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members |
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elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas |
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Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for |
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immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |