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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an allotment under the Foundation School Program for |
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certain students who are military dependents. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 42.152, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (s), (s-1), (s-2), and (s-3) to read as follows: |
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(s) In addition to the allotment provided under Subsection |
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(a), a school district is entitled to an annual allotment equal to |
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$650: |
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(1) for each student in average daily attendance who |
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has a parent or guardian who is serving on active duty in a combat |
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zone as a member of the armed forces of the United States; and |
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(2) for each student in average daily attendance who: |
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(A) has a parent or guardian serving on active |
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duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States; and |
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(B) has transferred to a campus in the district |
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during the school year as a result of a change in residence because |
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of an action taken under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment |
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Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. Section 2687). |
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(s-1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, |
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a school district may use funds allotted to the district under |
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Subsection (s) only to provide supplemental programs and services |
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described by Subsection (c) for students described by Subsection |
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(s) who are enrolled in the district. |
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(s-2) The amount appropriated for allotments under |
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Subsection (s) may not exceed $9.9 million in a school year. If the |
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total amount of allotments to which districts are entitled under |
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Subsection (s) for a school year exceeds the amount appropriated |
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for allotments under that subsection, the commissioner shall reduce |
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each district's allotment under that subsection proportionately. |
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(s-3) Subsections (s), (s-1), (s-2), and this subsection |
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expire September 1, 2012. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |