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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the bilingual education allotment under the Foundation |
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School Program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 42.153(b), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) 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, which may not exceed 45 percent, |
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must be used in providing |
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bilingual education or special language programs under Subchapter |
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B, Chapter 29, and must be accounted for under existing agency |
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reporting and auditing procedures. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |