By:  Garza                                                        H.B. No. 3101



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to use of certain public school funds for dual language 
immersion programs.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 42.153, Education Code, is amended to 
read as follows:   
	Sec. 42.153.  DUAL LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY AND BILINGUAL 
EDUCATION ALLOTMENT.  (a)  For each student in average daily 
attendance in a dual language proficiency program under Section 
28.0051 or a bilingual education or special language program under 
Subchapter B, Chapter 29, a district is entitled to an annual 
allotment equal to the adjusted basic allotment multiplied by 0.1.
	(b)  Funds allocated under this section, other than an 
indirect cost allotment established under State Board of Education 
rule, must be used in providing dual language proficiency programs 
under Section 28.0051 or bilingual education or special language 
programs under Subchapter B, Chapter 29, and must be accounted for 
under existing agency reporting and auditing procedures.
	(c)  A district's [bilingual education or special language] 
allocation under this section may be used only for program and 
student evaluation, instructional materials and equipment, staff 
development, supplemental staff expenses, salary supplements for 
teachers, and other supplies required for quality instruction and 
smaller class size.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.