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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to maximization of the amount of federal funding obtained |
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by school districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. FEDERAL FUNDING MAXIMIZATION STUDY. The |
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comptroller of public accounts shall conduct a comprehensive study |
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of federal funding sources, including federal funding provided |
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through the Medicaid program and other health and human services |
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programs, to determine the extent to which school districts in this |
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state are failing to claim all available federal funds for services |
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provided by school districts or services that could be provided by |
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school districts if the federal funds were claimed. |
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SECTION 2. SCHOOL DISTRICT TRAINING. Based on the results |
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of the study conducted under Section 1 of this Act, the Texas |
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Education Agency shall develop and implement an initiative under |
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which the agency provides detailed training to school districts as |
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necessary to improve the ability of districts to claim all |
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available federal funds. The training must specifically address |
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the procedures for filing prompt and accurate claims for available |
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federal funds. |
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SECTION 3. REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. Not later than January 1, |
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2011, the comptroller and the Texas Education Agency shall submit a |
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joint report to the legislature that addresses the results of the |
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study conducted under Section 1 of this Act and describes the |
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training provided under Section 2 of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect |
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immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members |
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elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas |
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Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for |
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immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |