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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the sparsity adjustment for certain school districts |
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under the Foundation School Program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 48.052(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 48.051, a school district that |
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has fewer than 350 [130] students in average daily attendance shall |
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be provided a basic allotment on the basis of 350 [130] students in |
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average daily attendance if it offers a kindergarten through grade |
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12 program and has preceding or current year's average daily |
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attendance of at least 90 students or is 30 miles or more by bus |
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route from the nearest high school district. A district offering a |
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kindergarten through grade 8 program whose preceding or current |
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year's average daily attendance was at least 50 students or which is |
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30 miles or more by bus route from the nearest high school district |
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shall be provided a basic allotment on the basis of 75 students in |
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average daily attendance. An average daily attendance of 60 |
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students shall be the basis of providing the basic allotment if a |
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district offers a kindergarten through grade 6 program and has |
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preceding or current year's average daily attendance of at least 40 |
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students or is 30 miles or more by bus route from the nearest high |
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school district. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |