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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to compensatory education allotment funding. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 42.152, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (b-1) and (c-3) to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), for [For] |
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purposes of this section, the number of educationally disadvantaged |
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students is determined: |
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(1) by averaging the best six months' numbers of |
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students eligible for enrollment in the national school lunch |
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program of free or reduced-price lunches for the preceding school |
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year; or |
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(2) in the manner provided by commissioner rule[, if
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no campus in the district participated in the national school lunch
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program of free or reduced-price lunches during the preceding
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school year]. |
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(b-1) A student receiving a full-time virtual education |
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through the state virtual school network is not included in |
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determining the number of educationally disadvantaged students |
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under Subsection (b). |
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(c-3) Notwithstanding Subsection (c), funds allocated under |
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this section may be used to: |
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(1) provide child-care services or assistance with |
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child-care expenses for students at risk of dropping out of school, |
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as defined by Section 29.081(d)(5); or |
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(2) pay the costs associated with services provided |
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through a life skills program in accordance with Sections |
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29.085(b)(1) and (3)-(7). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |