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Amend the proposed Hilderbran amendment to CSHB 2 (page 114
of the amendment packet) by striking item (1) of the proposed
amendment (page 1, lines 2-13) and substituting the following:
(1) On page 4, strike lines 8-11 and substitute the
following:
(b) A school district that experiences a decline of two
percent or more in average daily attendance shall be funded on the
basis of:
(1) the actual average daily attendance of the
preceding school year, if the district has fewer than 1,600
students in average daily attendance in the current school year; or
(2) an average daily attendance not to exceed 98
percent of the actual average daily attendance of the preceding
school year, if the district has 1,600 or more students in average
daily attendance in the current school year.
(2) On page 22, strike lines 20-27, and on page 23, strike
lines 1-13, and substitute the following:
(b) The sum of the total accreditation allotments and any
special student allotments under Subchapter C of a school district
that has not more than 400 students in average daily attendance is
adjusted by applying the following formula, or the formula under
Subsection (c) if that results in a greater allotment:
A = ((400 - ADA) X .004) X SA
(b-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), the sum of the total
accreditation allotments and any special student allotments under
Subchapter C of a school district that has not more than 400
students in average daily attendance is adjusted for the following
school years by applying the following formulas, or the appropriate
formula under Subsection (c-1) if that results in a greater
allotment:
(1) for the 2005-2006 school year:
A = ((400 - ADA) X .003) X SA
(2) for the 2006-2007 school year:
A = ((400 - ADA) X .0033) X SA
(3) for the 2007-2008 school year:
A = ((400 - ADA) X .0035) X SA; and
(4) for the 2008-2009 school year:
A = ((400 - ADA) X .0038) X SA
(c) The sum of the total accreditation allotments and any
special student allotments under Subchapter C of a school district
that has not more than 1,600 students in average daily attendance is
adjusted by applying the following formula, or the formula under
Subsection (d) if that results in a greater allotment:
A = ((1,600 - ADA) X .0004) X SA
(c-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (c), the sum of the total
accreditation allotments and any special student allotments under
Subchapter C of a school district that has not more than 1,600
students in average daily attendance is adjusted for the following
school years by applying the following formulas, or the appropriate
formula under Subsection (d-1) if that results in a greater
allotment:
(1) for the 2005-2006 school year:
A = ((1,600 - ADA) X .00028) X SA
(2) for the 2006-2007 school year:
A = ((1,600 - ADA) X .00031) X SA
(3) for the 2007-2008 school year:
A = ((1,600 - ADA) X .00034) X SA; and
(4) for the 2008-2009 school year:
A = ((1,600 - ADA) X .00037) X SA
(d) 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 allotment:
(1) the formula in Subsection (b) or (c) for which the
district is eligible; or
(2) A = ((5,000 - ADA) X .00004) X SA.
(d-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (d), 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 for the following school years by
applying the following formulas, or the appropriate formula under
Subsection (b) or (c) if that results in a greater allotment:
(1) for the 2005-2006 school year:
A = ((5,000 - ADA) X .000028) X SA
(2) for the 2006-2007 school year:
A = ((5,000 - ADA) X .000031) X SA
(3) for the 2007-2008 school year:
A = ((5,000 - ADA) X .000034) X SA; and
(4) for the 2008-2009 school year:
A = ((5,000 - ADA) X .000037) X SA
(e) Subsections (b), (c), and (d) apply beginning with the
2009-2010 school year. Subsections (b-1), (c-1), and (d-1) and
this subsection expire September 1, 2010.
(3) On page 24, line 1, strike "75" and substitute "90".
(4) On page 24, line 7, strike "60" and substitute "70".
(5) On page 24, between lines 21 and 22, insert the
following:
(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a school district to
which that subsection applies that offers a half-day
prekindergarten program with at least three students in average
daily attendance shall be provided an adjusted accreditation
allotment on the basis of the applicable number of students in
average daily attendance prescribed by Subsection (a), plus an
additional five students in average daily attendance.