SRC-TJG S.B. 1372 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1372
78R8398 BDH-DBy: Shapiro
Education
4/6/2003
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, a school district is entitled to an annual allotment equal to
the adjusted basic allotment multiplied by 0.2, for each student who is
educationally disadvantaged or who is a student who does not have a
disability and resides in a residential placement facility.  As proposed,
S.B. 1372 provides that the school district is only entitled to that
annual allotment if the district has a wealth per student that is equal to
or less than the equalized wealth level if the district has a wealth per
student that exceeds the equalized wealth level, then the allotment is
multiplied by a factor of 0.3.  

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 42.152(a), Education Code, to provide that a
school district (district) is only entitled to an annual allotment equal
to the adjusted basic allotment multiplied by 0.2, for each student who
meets certain conditions, if the district has a wealth per student that is
equal to or less than the equalized wealth level or by 0.3 if the district
has a wealth per student that exceeds the equalized wealth level.  Defines
"equalized wealth level" and "wealth per student." 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 2003.