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Floor Packet Page No. 85
Amend HB 2 as follows:
(1) On page 17, between lines 10 and 11, insert the
following:
(c) Subject to Subsection (d), the commissioner shall reduce
each district's or county's allotment under this section
proportionately to the extent necessary to permit the commissioner
to fund:
(1) amounts provided to school districts in accordance
with 42.301(d);
(2) the amount by which the adjustments provided to
school districts under Section 42.302(b) exceeds the amount of
adjustments that would be provided under that section using a
factor of .0004;
(3) the amount by which the adjustments provided to
school districts under Section 42.302(c) exceeds the amount of
adjustments that would be provided under that section using a
factor of .00025;
(4) the amount by which the adjustments provided to
school districts under Section 42.302(d) exceeds the amount of
adjustments that would be provided under that section using a
factor of .000025; and
(5) amounts provided to school districts in accordance
with Subsection 42.302(e).
(d) In prorating allotments under Subsection (c), the
commissioner shall ensure that each district or county receives an
allotment that reflects at least the reimbursement rate provided to
the district or county during the 2004-2005 school year.
(2) On page 22, between lines 16 and 17, insert the
following:
(d) If the index value provided by this section for a school
district is less than the index value used to calculate the cost of
education adjustment for that school district during the previous
school year, the district's adjustment shall be computed using the
index applied during the previous school year.
(3) On page 23, line 9, strike ".0004" and substitute
".000424".
(4) On page 23, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following:
(b-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), for the 2005-2006
school year the sum of the total accreditation allotments and any
special student allotments under Subchapter C of a school district
that contains at least 300 square miles and has not more than 1,600
students in average daily attendance is adjusted by applying the
formula:
A = ((1,600 - ADA) X .000416) X SA
(5) On page 23, line 15, strike ".00025" and substitute
".000265".
(6) On page 23, between lines 15 and 16, insert the
following:
(c-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (c), for the 2005-2006
school year the sum of the total accreditation allotments and any
special student allotments under Subchapter C of a school district
that contains less than 300 square miles and has not more than 1,600
students in average daily attendance is adjusted by applying the
formula:
A = ((1,600 - ADA) X .000260) X SA
(7) On page 23, line 24, strike ".000025" and substitute
".0000265".
(8) On page 23, between lines 24 and 25, insert the
following:
(d-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (d), for the 2005-2006
school year the sum of the total accreditation allotments and any
special student allotments under Subchapter C of a school district
that offers a kindergarten through grade 12 program and has less
than 5,000 students in average daily attendance is adjusted by
applying the formula, of the following formulas, that results in
the greatest adjusted allotment:
(1) the formula in Subsection (b-1) or (c-1) for which
the district is eligible; or
(2) A = ((5,000 - ADA) X .0000260) X SA
(9) On page 23, between lines 24 and 25, insert the
following:
(e) In addition to the adjustment otherwise provided by this
section, the commissioner shall, in accordance with rules adopted
by the commissioner, provide an additional adjustment for each
school district that is located in a county with a population of
less than 5,000 and that contains a majority of the territory in the
county. To fund the adjustment provided by this subsection, the
commissioner shall withhold the amount of $3 million each fiscal
year from amounts appropriated for the Foundation School Program.
(f) Subsections (b-1), (c-1), (d-1), and this subsection
expire September 1, 2006.