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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to including full-day prekindergarten student attendance |
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in the determination of a district's weighted average daily |
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attendance for purposes of complying with equalized wealth level |
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requirements. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 41, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 41.0032 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 41.0032. INCLUSION OF FULL-DAY PREKINDERGARTEN |
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STUDENT ATTENDANCE IN DETERMINING WEIGHTED AVERAGE DAILY |
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ATTENDANCE. Notwithstanding Section 41.001(3), a prekindergarten |
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student entitled to the benefits of the Foundation School Program |
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under Section 42.003(b) who attends a full-day prekindergarten |
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program offered by a school district shall be counted on the basis |
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of full-day attendance for purposes of calculating the district's |
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weighted average daily attendance. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |