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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the sparsity adjustment for certain school districts |
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under the Foundation School Program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 42.105, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a school district |
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that is the only district operating a campus in a county and |
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operates: |
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(1) a kindergarten through grade 12 program whose |
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preceding or current year's average daily attendance is less than |
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130 students shall be provided an adjusted basic allotment on the |
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basis of 130 students in average daily attendance; |
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(2) a kindergarten through grade 8 program whose |
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preceding or current year's average daily attendance is less than |
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75 students shall be provided an adjusted basic allotment on the |
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basis of 75 students in average daily attendance; and |
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(3) a kindergarten through grade 6 program whose |
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preceding or current year's average daily attendance is less than |
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60 students shall be provided an adjusted basic allotment on the |
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basis of 60 students in average daily attendance. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017, if it |
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receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each |
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house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. |
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If this Act does not receive that vote, this Act takes effect on the |
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91st day after the last day of the legislative session. |