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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to state aid for certain juvenile justice alternative |
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education programs that enter into certain revenue sharing |
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agreements. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) This section applies only to a juvenile |
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justice alternative education program that: |
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(1) is located in a county that has a population of |
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less than 1.4 million and contains at least 12 school districts; and |
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(2) for the 2005-2006 school year, received funding as |
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a result of an agreement between school districts under Subchapter |
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E, Chapter 41, Education Code. |
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(b) To be entitled to state aid under this section, a |
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juvenile justice alternative education program that received funds |
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under an agreement under Subchapter E, Chapter 41, Education Code, |
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for the 2005-2006 school year must attempt to enter into similar |
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agreements for the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 school years with each |
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school district that participated in an agreement for the 2005-2006 |
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school year with the program. |
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(c) A juvenile justice alternative education program is |
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entitled to state aid under this section in an amount equal to: |
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(1) for the 2007-2008 school year, the difference |
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between: |
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(A) the funding the program received as a result |
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of all agreements between school districts under Subchapter E, |
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Chapter 41, Education Code, for the 2005-2006 school year; and |
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(B) the funding the program receives as a result |
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of all agreements between school districts under Subchapter E, |
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Chapter 41, Education Code, for the 2007-2008 school year; and |
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(2) for the 2008-2009 school year, the difference |
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between: |
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(A) the funding the program received as a result |
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of all agreements between school districts under Subchapter E, |
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Chapter 41, Education Code, for the 2005-2006 school year; and |
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(B) the funding the program receives as a result |
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of all agreements between school districts under Subchapter E, |
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Chapter 41, Education Code, for the 2008-2009 school year. |
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(d) The commissioner of education shall: |
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(1) determine the amount of state aid to which a |
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juvenile justice alternative education program is entitled under |
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this section; and |
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(2) distribute the aid in 10 equal monthly |
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installments: |
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(A) for the 2007-2008 school year, beginning with |
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September 2007 and ending with June 2008; and |
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(B) for the 2008-2009 school year, beginning with |
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September 2008 and ending with June 2009. |
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(e) The commissioner of education shall adopt rules to |
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implement this section. |
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(f) A determination of the commissioner of education under |
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this section is final and may not be appealed. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |