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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of school districts in certain counties |
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to grant housing stipends to teachers employed by the districts and |
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receive state reimbursement 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 45.105, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: |
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(g) An independent school district in a county where the |
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number of permits issued by the Railroad Commission of Texas for oil |
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or gas drilling within the county has increased by 25 percent or |
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more over the preceding five-year period may use local and state |
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school funds not designated for a specific purpose to provide |
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stipends for housing to teachers employed by the district. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 42, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 42.2528 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 42.2528. REIMBURSEMENT FOR TEACHER HOUSING STIPENDS. |
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(a) For each school year, from funds that may be used for the |
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purpose, a school district that is authorized to provide housing |
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stipends to teachers under Section 45.105(g) may apply to the |
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commissioner for reimbursement of the cost of housing stipends |
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provided to teachers by the district. |
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(b) The reimbursement for which a district may apply under |
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this section is in addition to the amount of revenue to which the |
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district is entitled under Section 42.2516(b). This subsection |
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expires September 1, 2017. |
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(c) The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to |
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administer this section. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |