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AN ACT
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relating to the bilingual education allotment under the public |
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school finance system. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 29.054, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) Notwithstanding Section 29.066(c), the agency may |
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require, for purposes of implementing Section 48.105, a school |
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district that is granted an exception under this section to: |
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(1) include in the district's Public Education |
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Information Management System (PEIMS) report additional |
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information specified by the agency and relating to the alternative |
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language education methods used by the district; and |
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(2) classify the alternative language education |
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methods used by the district under the Public Education Information |
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Management System (PEIMS) report as specified by the agency. |
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SECTION 2. Section 48.105, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) and amending Subsection (b) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a-1) The agency shall review school districts that offer |
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alternative language education methods approved by the agency under |
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Section 29.054(d) and approve districts to receive the allotment |
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under Subsection (a-2) for that biennium in a manner that provides |
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not more than $10 million total under the allotment to school |
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districts in each biennium. In approving school districts to |
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receive the allotment under this subsection, the agency shall, to |
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the extent possible, approve eligible school districts from a |
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cross-section of this state. |
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(a-2) For each student in average daily attendance in an |
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alternative language education method approved by the agency under |
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Section 29.054(d), and offered by a school district approved to |
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receive the allotment under Subsection (a-1), the district is |
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entitled to an annual allotment equal to the basic allotment |
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multiplied by: |
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(1) 0.15 for an emergent bilingual student, as defined |
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by Section 29.052, if the student is in an alternative language |
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education method using a dual language immersion/one-way or two-way |
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program model; and |
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(2) 0.05 for a student not described by Subdivision |
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(1), if the student is in an alternative language education method |
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using a dual language immersion/one-way or two-way program model. |
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(b) At least 55 percent of the funds allocated under this |
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section must be used in providing bilingual education or special |
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language programs under Subchapter B, Chapter 29. A district's |
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bilingual education or special language allocation may be used only |
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for program and student evaluation, instructional materials and |
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equipment, staff development, supplemental staff expenses, teacher |
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salaries [salary supplements for teachers], incremental costs |
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associated with providing smaller class sizes, and other supplies |
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required for quality instruction. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2185 passed the Senate on |
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April 22, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2185 passed the House on |
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May 20, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 76, Nays 57, two |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |