SRC-MKV H.B. 2864 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 2864
77R3312 KKA-DBy: Sadler (Cain)
Education
4/30/2001
Engrossed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Under current law, a school district is entitled to a basic allotment of
$2,537 for each student in average daily attendance. The basic allotment
for each district is adjusted to reflect the geographic variation in known
resource costs and costs of education due to factors beyond the control of
the school district using the cost of education index to produce the
adjusted basic allotment. The adjusted basic allotment for certain small
and midsized school districts is then adjusted based on specific formulas
to produce the adjusted allotment per student. Several of the formulas are
no longer current and as such do not produce a valid adjustment. H.B. 2864
removes invalid formulas for calculating the adjusted allotment of small
and mid-sized school districts.  

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a
state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 42.103(d), Education Code, to delete the formulas
for the 1996-1997 through 2000-2001 school years for the adjustment of
average daily attendance of a school district used to determine the
adjusted basic allotment of the school district.  

SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 2001.