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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of a technology applications course |
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allotment 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. Subchapter C, Chapter 42, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 42.1542 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 42.1542. TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS COURSE ALLOTMENT. |
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(a) For each full-time equivalent student in average daily |
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attendance in an approved technology applications course, a |
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district is entitled to: |
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(1) an annual allotment equal to the adjusted basic |
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allotment multiplied by the weight specified in Section |
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42.154(a)(1); and |
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(2) the amount specified in Section 42.154(a)(2), if |
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the student is enrolled in two or more advanced technology |
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applications courses for a total of three or more credits. |
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(b) In this section, "full-time equivalent" means 30 hours |
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of contact a week between a student and technology applications |
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course personnel. |
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(c) Funds allocated under this section, other than an |
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indirect cost allotment established under State Board of Education |
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rule, must be used in providing technology applications courses in |
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grades 9 through 12. |
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SECTION 2. Section 42.101(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) For each student in average daily attendance, not |
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including the time students spend each day in special education |
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programs in an instructional arrangement other than mainstream |
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programs, [or] career and technology education programs, or |
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technology applications courses, for which an additional allotment |
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is made under Subchapter C, a district is entitled to an allotment |
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equal to the lesser of $4,765 or the amount that results from the |
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following formula: |
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A = $4,765 X (DCR/MCR) |
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where: |
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"A" is the allotment to which a district is entitled; |
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"DCR" is the district's compressed tax rate, which is the |
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product of the state compression percentage, as determined under |
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Section 42.2516, multiplied by the maintenance and operations tax |
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rate adopted by the district for the 2005 tax year; and |
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"MCR" is the state maximum compressed tax rate, which is the |
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product of the state compression percentage, as determined under |
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Section 42.2516, multiplied by $1.50. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2017-2018 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |