Amend CSSB 1 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to ARTICLE 56 of the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the ARTICLE accordingly:

SECTION 56.____.  (a)  This section applies only to a juvenile justice alternative education program that, for the 2005-2006 school year, received funding as a result of an agreement between school districts under Subchapter E, Chapter 41, Education Code.

(b)  A juvenile justice alternative education program is entitled to state aid under this section in an amount equal to:

(1)  for the 2011-2012 school year, the difference between:

(A)  the funding the program received as a result of all agreements between school districts under Subchapter E, Chapter 41, Education Code, for the 2005-2006 school year; and

(B)  the funding the program receives as a result of all agreements between school districts under Subchapter E, Chapter 41, Education Code, for the 2011-2012 school year; and

(2)  for the 2012-2013 school year, the difference between:

(A)  the funding the program received as a result of all agreements between school districts under Subchapter E, Chapter 41, Education Code, for the 2005-2006 school year; and

(B)  the funding the program receives as a result of all agreements between school districts under Subchapter E, Chapter 41, Education Code, for the 2012-2013 school year.

(c)  The commissioner of education shall:

(1)  determine the amount of state aid to which a juvenile justice alternative education program is entitled under this section; and

(2)  distribute the aid in 10 equal monthly installments:

(A)  for the 2011-2012 school year, beginning with September 2011 and ending with June 2012; and

(B)  for the 2012-2013 school year, beginning with September 2012 and ending with June 2013.

(d)  To fund a distribution authorized under Subsection (c)(2), the commissioner of education may reallocate money in the Texas Education Agency's budget, to the extent otherwise authorized by law, or use other available funds.

(e)  The commissioner of education shall adopt rules to implement this section.

(f)  A determination of the commissioner of education under this section is final and may not be appealed.