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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an allotment under the foundation school program for |
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students with dyslexia or related disorders. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 42.006(a-1), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a-1) The commissioner by rule shall require each school |
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district and open-enrollment charter school to report through the |
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Public Education Information Management System information |
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regarding the number of students enrolled in the district or school |
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who are identified as having dyslexia or related disorders. The |
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agency shall maintain the information provided in accordance with |
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this subsection. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 42, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 42.1561 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 42.1561. ALLOTMENT FOR STUDENT WITH DYSLEXIA OR |
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RELATED DISORDER. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), for each student |
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that a school district serves who has been identified as having |
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dyslexia or a related disorder, the district is entitled to an |
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annual allotment equal to the district's adjusted basic allotment |
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as determined under Section 42.102 or Section 42.103, as |
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applicable, multiplied by 0.2 for each school year or a greater |
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amount provided by appropriation. |
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(b) A school district is entitled to the allotment under |
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Subsection (a) only for a student who: |
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(1) is receiving instruction that: |
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(A) meets applicable dyslexia program criteria |
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established by the agency; and |
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(B) is provided by a person with specific |
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training in providing that instruction; or |
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(2) has received the instruction described by |
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Subdivision (1) and is permitted, on the basis of having dyslexia or |
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a related disorder, to use modifications in the classroom and |
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accommodations in the administration of assessment instruments |
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under Section 39.023. |
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(c) Funds allotted under this section must be used in |
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providing services to students with dyslexia or related disorders. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |