By Gallego H.B. No. 3045 75R6297 ESH-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the computation of the number of students in weighted 1-3 average daily attendance under the Foundation School Program. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Section 42.302(a), Education Code, is amended to 1-6 read as follows: 1-7 (a) Each school district is guaranteed a specified amount 1-8 per weighted student in state and local funds for each cent of tax 1-9 effort over that required for the district's local fund assignment 1-10 up to the maximum level specified in this subchapter. The amount 1-11 of state support, subject only to the maximum amount under Section 1-12 42.303, is determined by the formula: 1-14 where: 1-15 "GYA" is the guaranteed yield amount of state funds to be 1-16 allocated to the district; 1-17 "GL" is the dollar amount guaranteed level of state and local 1-18 funds per weighted student per cent of tax effort, which is $20.55 1-19 or a greater amount for any year provided by appropriation, or a 1-20 greater amount adopted by the foundation school fund budget 1-21 committee under Section 42.256(d); 1-22 "WADA" is the number of students in weighted average daily 1-23 attendance, which is calculated by dividing the sum of the school 1-24 district's allotments under Subchapters B and C before the 2-1 commissioner withholds any portion of the allotments for 2-2 distribution or transfer for a specified purpose as prescribed by 2-3 this code or by the General Appropriations Act, less any allotment 2-4 to the district for transportation and 50 percent of the adjustment 2-5 under Section 42.102, by the basic allotment for the applicable 2-6 year; 2-7 "DTR" is the district enrichment and facilities tax rate of 2-8 the school district, which is determined by subtracting the amounts 2-9 specified by Subsection (b) from the total amount of taxes 2-10 collected by the school district for the applicable school year and 2-11 dividing the difference by the quotient of the district's taxable 2-12 value of property as determined under Subchapter M, Chapter 403, 2-13 Government Code, divided by 100; and 2-14 "LR" is the local revenue, which is determined by multiplying 2-15 "DTR" by the quotient of the district's taxable value of property 2-16 as determined under Subchapter M, Chapter 403, Government Code, 2-17 divided by 100. 2-18 SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 1997-1998 2-19 school year. 2-20 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 2-21 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-22 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-23 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-24 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 2-25 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 2-26 passage, and it is so enacted.