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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the dedication of certain federal money received for |
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public education and the distribution to school districts of |
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certain excess funds appropriated for the Foundation School |
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Program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Education Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 1.008 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1.008. DEDICATION OF FEDERAL MONEY. Money received |
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from the federal government for the purposes of public primary and |
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secondary education may be appropriated only for purposes related |
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to public primary and secondary education in this state. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter F, Chapter 48, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 48.284 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 48.284. DISTRIBUTION OF EXCESS FUNDS. Notwithstanding |
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any other provision of law, not later than September 1 of any year |
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following a school year in which the commissioner determines that |
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the amount appropriated for purposes of the Foundation School |
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Program exceeded the amount to which school districts were entitled |
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under this chapter, the commissioner shall: |
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(1) notify the Legislative Budget Board of the excess |
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funds; and |
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(2) distribute the excess funds, less the amount |
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required to comply with Section 48.265, as determined by the |
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commissioner, to each school district in an equal amount per |
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student in weighted average daily attendance for the previous |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |