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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a determination of school district transportation costs |
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and a modification of the transportation allotment under the |
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foundation school program on the basis of those costs. |
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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. The allotment per mile of approved route may |
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not be less than the amount described by Subsection (c-2) or exceed |
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the amount set by appropriation. |
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(c-1) For each linear density grouping established in Rider |
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5, page III-6, Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2013 (the General Appropriations Act), the agency |
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shall determine the average school district cost per mile of |
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providing regular transportation services during the 2012-2013, |
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2013-2014, and 2014-2015 school years. |
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(c-2) For purposes of Subsection (c), beginning with the |
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state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2015, the allotment |
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per mile of approved route for each linear density grouping may not |
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be less than 50 percent of the average cost per mile for the |
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grouping determined by the agency under Subsection (c-1). |
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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. |