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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the allotment under the foundation school program for |
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special transportation of students receiving special education |
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services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 42.155, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (g) and adding Subsections (g-1) through (g-3) |
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to read as follows: |
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(g) A school district or county that provides special |
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transportation services for eligible special education students is |
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entitled to a state allocation based on the district's or county's |
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actual cost of providing the service. |
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(g-1) Subsection (g) applies beginning with the 2013-2014 |
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school year. For the 2007-2008 through 2012-2013 school years, a |
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school district or county that provides special transportation |
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services for eligible special education students is entitled to a |
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state allocation paid on a cost-per-mile basis as follows: |
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(1) for the 2007-2008 school year, $1.30; |
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(2) for the 2008-2009 school year, $1.45; |
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(3) for the 2009-2010 school year, $1.65; |
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(4) for the 2010-2011 school year, $1.80; |
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(5) for the 2011-2012 school year, $1.95; and |
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(6) for the 2012-2013 school year, $2.10. |
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(g-2) Subsection (g-1) and this subsection expire September |
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1, 2013. |
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(g-3) [paid on a previous year's cost-per-mile basis. The
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maximum rate per mile allowable shall be set by appropriation based
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on data gathered from the first year of each preceding biennium.
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Districts may use a portion of their support allocation to pay
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transportation costs, if necessary.] The commissioner may grant an |
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amount of $0.30 per mile or a greater amount set by appropriation |
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for private transportation to reimburse parents or their agents for |
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transporting eligible special education students. The mileage |
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allowed shall be computed along the shortest public road from the |
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student's home to school and back, morning and afternoon. The need |
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for this type of transportation shall be determined on an |
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individual basis and shall be approved only in extreme hardship |
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cases. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |