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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of a transportation allotment under the |
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foundation school program based on the price of gasoline. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 42.155, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsections (c-1) and (c-2) to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) Each district or county operating a regular |
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transportation system is entitled to an allotment based on the |
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daily cost per regular eligible student of operating and |
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maintaining the regular transportation system and the linear |
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density of that system. In determining the cost, the commissioner |
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shall give consideration to factors affecting the actual cost of |
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providing these transportation services in each district or county. |
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The average actual cost is to be computed by the commissioner and |
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included for consideration by the legislature in the General |
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Appropriations Act. |
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(c-1) The allotment per mile of approved route under |
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Subsection (c) is the product of the average price of a gallon of |
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regular gasoline in this state, including taxes, during the |
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preceding five calendar years, as determined by the commissioner, |
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and the following multiplier: |
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| Linear Density Grouping |
Multiplier |
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2.40 and above1.2 |
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1.65 to 2.401.1 |
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1.15 to 1.651.0 |
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.90 to 1.150.9 |
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.65 to .900.8 |
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.40 to .650.7 |
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up to .400.6 |
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[may not exceed the amount set by appropriation]. |
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(c-2) Subsection (c-1) applies beginning with the 2017-2018 |
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school year. For the 2015-2016 school year, the allotment per mile |
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of approved route is 80 percent of the allotment that would be |
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provided during that year under Subsection (c-1). For the 2016-2017 |
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school year, the allotment per mile of approved route is 90 percent |
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of the allotment that would be provided during that year under |
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Subsection (c-1). This subsection expires September 1, 2018. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |