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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the effect of certain state aid on school districts |
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required to take action to equalize wealth under the 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. The heading to Section 41.0041, Education Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 41.0041. EFFECT OF [ADDITIONAL] STATE AID [FOR TAX
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REDUCTION]. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 41.0041(b), (c), and (d), Education |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(b) When the commissioner initially identifies a school |
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district under Section 41.004 as having a wealth per student for a |
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school year that exceeds the equalized wealth level, the |
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commissioner shall estimate: |
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(1) the amount of state revenue to which the district |
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is entitled under Chapter 42 [Section 42.2516] for that school |
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year; and |
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(2) the cost to the district to purchase attendance |
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credits under Subchapter D in an amount sufficient to reduce the |
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district's wealth per student to the equalized wealth level for |
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that school year. |
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(c) If the commissioner determines that the amount |
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described by Subsection (b)(1) exceeds the amount described by |
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Subsection (b)(2), the commissioner shall notify the district of |
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the commissioner's determination. In lieu of exercising an option |
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described by Section 41.003, the district's board of trustees may |
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authorize the commissioner to withhold from the state revenue to |
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which the district is entitled under Chapter 42 [Section 42.2516] |
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an amount equal to the amount described by Subsection (b)(2). |
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(d) In calculating the amount of state revenue to be |
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withheld from a school district under this section, the |
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commissioner shall calculate the cost for the district to reduce |
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the district's wealth per student to the equalized wealth level |
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using the final attendance and tax rate data for the school year and |
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shall award the district any available credit or discount under |
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Subchapter D as if the district had exercised the option under |
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Section 41.003(3) in a timely manner. If the final amount |
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calculated for the cost for the district to reduce the district's |
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wealth per student to the equalized wealth level for a school year |
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exceeds the amount of state revenue to which the district is |
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entitled under Chapter 42 [Section 42.2516] for that year: |
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(1) the commissioner shall: |
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(A) withhold the entire amount of state revenue |
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to which the district is entitled under Chapter 42 [Section
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42.2516] for that year; and |
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(B) withhold the additional amount of the cost |
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for the district to reduce the district's wealth per student to the |
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equalized wealth level for that year from the state revenue to which |
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the district is entitled under Chapter 42 [Section 42.2516] for a |
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subsequent school year; and |
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(2) the district is not required to take any further |
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action to reduce its wealth per student for that year. |
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SECTION 3. Section 57.32(a), Chapter 4 (S.B. 1), Acts of the |
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82nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, 2011, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) Effective September 1, 2017, the following provisions |
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of the Education Code are repealed: |
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(1) [Section 41.0041;
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[(2)] Subsections (b), (b-1), (b-2), (c), (d), (e), |
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(f), (f-1), (f-2), (f-3), and (i), Section 42.2516; |
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(2) [(3)] Section 42.25161; |
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(3) [(4)] Subsection (c), Section 42.2523; |
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(4) [(5)] Subsection (g), Section 42.2524; |
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(5) [(6)] Subsection (c-1), Section 42.253; and |
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(6) [(7)] Section 42.261. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |