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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the governor to transfer to the Texas |
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Education Agency for prekindergarten programs amounts appropriated |
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to trusteed programs in the office of the governor. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 401, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 401.107 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 401.107. TRANSFERS FOR PREKINDERGARTEN. (a) |
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governor may |
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transfer to the Texas Education Agency any amounts appropriated to |
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a trusteed program within the office of the governor. |
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(b) Any amounts transferred by the governor under this |
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section may be used by the Texas Education Agency only to finance |
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amounts to which school districts are entitled under the Foundation |
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School Program on the basis of the number of students in average |
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daily attendance in prekindergarten programs under Subchapter E, |
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Chapter 29, Education Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |