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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to state financial assistance to school districts that |
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make contributions for social security coverage. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 606, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 606.0261 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 606.0261. PAYMENT OF SCHOOL DISTRICT CONTRIBUTIONS. |
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(a) Subject to Subsection (b), the state shall pay 50 percent of |
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the total costs incurred by a school district in making |
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contributions for social security coverage for the district's |
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employees. |
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(b) Payment of state assistance under this section is |
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limited to: |
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(1) school districts that covered district employees |
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under the social security program before January 1, 2007; and |
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(2) contributions made on behalf of employees in a |
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class of employees the district covered under the social security |
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program before January 1, 2007. |
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(c) Using funds appropriated for the purpose, the |
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commissioner of education shall distribute money to which school |
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districts are entitled under this section in accordance with rules |
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adopted by the commissioner. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |