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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the manner in which school districts are ranked for |
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purposes of the instructional facilities allotment. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 46.006, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (c-1) and (c-2) and amending Subsection (d) to |
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read as follows: |
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(c-1) A district's wealth per student is reduced by 15 |
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percent for purposes of this section if the district demonstrates |
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to the commissioner's satisfaction that the district will use |
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cost-effective construction and design practices in furtherance of |
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the project for which the district seeks assistance. The reduction |
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is in addition to any reduction under Subsection (a), (b), or (c) |
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and is computed before the district's wealth per student is reduced |
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under those subsections, if applicable. |
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(c-2) A district's wealth per student is reduced by 15 |
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percent for purposes of this section if the district has entered |
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into a dual-use facility arrangement with a junior college or other |
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institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, |
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regardless of whether the arrangement involves the project for |
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which the district seeks assistance. The reduction is in addition |
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to any reduction under Subsection (a), (b), (c), or (c-1) and is |
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computed before the district's wealth per student is reduced under |
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those subsections, if applicable. |
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(d) The commissioner shall adjust the rankings after making |
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the reductions in wealth per student required by Subsections (a), |
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(b), [and] (c), (c-1), and (c-2). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |