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Amend Amendment No. 1 by Taylor to CSHB 21 (senate committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Subchapter A, Chapter 29, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 29.025 to read as follows:
Sec. 29.025. STUDY REGARDING COSTS OF EDUCATING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES; REPORT. (a) The agency shall conduct a study to examine the costs of educating a student with disabilities under this subchapter, including an analysis of the different services provided. The agency may delegate the study required by this section to the Texas Commission on Public School Finance. The study must:
(1) determine whether the special education allotment under Section 42.151 provides adequate funding to schools for meeting the educational needs of students with disabilities; and
(2) if it is determined under Subdivision (1) that the special education allotment is inadequate, determine the amount of adjustment for the special education allotment that would provide adequate funding to schools for meeting the educational needs of students with disabilities.
(b) Not later than November 1, 2018, the agency shall prepare a report detailing the results of the study under this section and electronically submit the report to each standing legislative committee with primary jurisdiction over primary and secondary education.
(c) This section expires September 1, 2019.