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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an adjustment to the amounts of revenue provided under |
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the public school finance system to school districts located in |
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certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 42, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 42.2525 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 42.2525. ADJUSTMENT FOR DISTRICTS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. |
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(a) In this section, "weighted average daily attendance" has the |
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meaning assigned by Section 42.302. |
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(b) For each county with a population of at least three |
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million, the commissioner shall: |
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(1) identify the district located entirely or |
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partially in the county that is entitled under this chapter to the |
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greatest amount of state and local revenue per student in weighted |
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average daily attendance of any district located entirely or |
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partially in the county; and |
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(2) for each other district located entirely or |
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partially in the county that imposes a maintenance and operations |
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tax at a rate at least equal to the rate imposed by the district |
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identified under Subdivision (1), adjust the amount to which the |
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other district is entitled under this chapter as necessary to |
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provide that district with an amount of state and local revenue per |
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student in weighted average daily attendance equal to the amount to |
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which the district identified under Subdivision (1) is entitled. |
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(c) The amount to which a district is entitled under this |
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section is in addition to the amount to which the district is |
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entitled under Section 42.2516. |
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(d) A determination by the commissioner under this section |
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is final and may not be appealed. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |