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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an exception to the wealth per student limitation for |
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certain school districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 41, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 41.0022 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 41.0022. EXCEPTION TO WEALTH PER STUDENT LIMITATION |
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FOR CERTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICTS. (a) Notwithstanding any other |
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provision of this chapter, a school district is not required to |
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satisfy any wealth per student limitation prescribed by Section |
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41.002 and is not required to take any action under Section 41.003 |
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to achieve the equalized wealth level if the district is located at |
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least partially in a county with a population of 1.5 million or more |
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and: |
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(1) 20 percent or more of the students in |
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prekindergarten through fifth grade in the district are classified |
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as students of limited English proficiency, as defined by Section |
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29.052; |
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(2) 50 percent or more of the total students in the |
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district are economically disadvantaged, as determined by the |
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commissioner, and have family incomes below the federal poverty |
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level; |
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(3) 65 percent or more of the students in |
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prekindergarten through fifth grade in the district are |
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economically disadvantaged, as determined by the commissioner; |
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(4) the district has a student mobility rate of 25 |
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percent or higher, as determined by the commissioner; and |
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(5) 75 percent or more of the total students in the |
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district are minority students, as determined by the commissioner. |
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(b) A school district that establishes eligibility for the |
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exception provided by this section is entitled to the exception for |
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a period of four consecutive school years. After that period, the |
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district remains eligible for the exception until the student |
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population of the district results in district percentages |
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regarding at least two of the criteria specified in Subsection (a) |
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that are more than five percentage points below the percentages |
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specified in Subsection (a) for those criteria. |
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(c) The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to |
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administer this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |