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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to distribution of revenue under the public school finance |
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system. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 42, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 42.009 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 42.009. ADJUSTMENT TO ACHIEVE EQUAL DISTRIBUTION OF |
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REVENUE. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, |
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the commissioner shall make adjustments to the amounts due to a |
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school district under this chapter or amounts required for a |
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district to comply with Chapter 41 as necessary to ensure that each |
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district receives an amount of state and local maintenance and |
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operations revenue per student in weighted average daily attendance |
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equal to the amount determined under Subsection (b). |
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(b) The commissioner shall identify the amount of state and |
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local maintenance and operations revenue per student in weighted |
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average daily attendance to which each school district is entitled |
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under the provisions of this title other than this section. After |
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identifying the amount for each school district, the commissioner |
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shall divide the sum of the highest amount to which a school |
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district is entitled and the lowest amount to which a school |
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district is entitled by two. The resulting amount is the amount of |
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revenue to be provided to each school district under Subsection |
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(a). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |