By Seaman H.B. No. 2197 77R6690 BDH-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to certain career and technology education programs 1-3 provided by school districts that exceed the equalized wealth 1-4 level. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. Section 41.123, Education Code, is amended to read 1-7 as follows: 1-8 Sec. 41.123. WADA COUNT. For purposes of Chapter 42, 1-9 students served under an agreement under this subchapter are 1-10 counted only in the weighted average daily attendance of the 1-11 district providing the services, except that students served under 1-12 an agreement authorized by Section 41.125 are counted in a manner 1-13 determined by the commissioner. 1-14 SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 41, Education Code, is 1-15 amended by adding Section 41.125 to read as follows: 1-16 Sec. 41.125. CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAMS. (a) 1-17 The board of trustees of a school district with a wealth per 1-18 student that exceeds the equalized wealth level may reduce the 1-19 district's wealth per student by executing an agreement to provide 1-20 students of one or more other districts with career and technology 1-21 education through a program designated as an area program for 1-22 career and technology education. 1-23 (b) The agreement is not effective unless the commissioner 1-24 certifies that: 2-1 (1) implementation of the agreement will not result in 2-2 any of the affected districts' wealth per student being greater 2-3 than the equalized wealth level; and 2-4 (2) the agreement requires the district with a wealth 2-5 per student that exceeds the equalized wealth level to make 2-6 expenditures benefiting students from other districts in an amount 2-7 at least equal to the amount that would be required for the 2-8 district to purchase the number of attendance credits under 2-9 Subchapter D necessary, in combination with any other actions taken 2-10 under this chapter other than an action under this section, to 2-11 reduce the district's wealth per student to a level that is equal 2-12 to or less than the equalized wealth level. 2-13 (c) The board of trustees of the school district shall 2-14 obtain voter approval of the agreement in the manner provided by 2-15 Section 41.122, except that the ballot shall be printed to permit 2-16 voting for or against the proposition: "Authorizing the board of 2-17 trustees of _________ School District to provide career and 2-18 technology education to students of other school districts with 2-19 local tax revenues." 2-20 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.