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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the inclusion of certain expenditures for purposes of |
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the rule that a specified percentage of school district revenue be |
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spent for instructional activities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 44, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 44.012 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 44.012. EXPENDITURES FOR DIRECT INSTRUCTIONAL |
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ACTIVITIES. (a) This section applies to a school district for the |
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purpose of calculating the district's total available revenue under |
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the rule adopted by the commissioner that requires a school |
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district to allocate a specified percentage of the district's total |
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available revenue to fund direct instructional activities. |
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(b) Expenditures for utilities and student transportation |
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are included for the purpose of calculating the percentage of a |
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district's total available revenue allocated to direct |
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instructional activities under the rule described by Subsection |
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(a). |
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(c) The commissioner shall adopt rules under this section to |
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define the extent of the utility and student transportation |
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expenditures included as provided by Subsection (b). |
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SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2008, the commissioner |
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of education shall adopt rules as provided by Section 44.012, |
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Education Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the |
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legislative session. |