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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a transportation allotment credit for school districts |
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required to take action to reduce wealth per student and inclusion |
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of the cost of education adjustment in the computation of weighted |
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average daily attendance. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 42.155, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (m) to read as follows: |
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(m) A school district that is required to take action under |
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Chapter 41 to reduce its wealth per student to the equalized wealth |
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level is entitled to a credit, in the amount of the allotments to |
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which the district is entitled under this section, against the |
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total amount required under Section 41.093 for the district to |
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purchase attendance credits. The commissioner may adopt rules |
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necessary to implement this subsection. |
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SECTION 2. Section 42.302(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Each school district is guaranteed a specified amount |
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per weighted student in state and local funds for each cent of tax |
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effort over that required for the district's local fund assignment |
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up to the maximum level specified in this subchapter. The amount |
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of state support, subject only to the maximum amount under Section |
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42.303, is determined by the formula: |
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GYA = (GL X WADA X DTR X 100) - LR |
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where: |
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"GYA" is the guaranteed yield amount of state funds to be |
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allocated to the district; |
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"GL" is the dollar amount guaranteed level of state and local |
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funds per weighted student per cent of tax effort, which is an |
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amount described by Subsection (a-1) or a greater amount for any |
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year provided by appropriation; |
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"WADA" is the number of students in weighted average daily |
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attendance, which is calculated by dividing the sum of the school |
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district's allotments under Subchapters B and C, less any allotment |
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to the district for transportation and [,] any allotment under |
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Section 42.158 or 42.160, [and 50 percent of the adjustment under
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Section 42.102,] by the basic allotment for the applicable year; |
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"DTR" is the district enrichment tax rate of the school |
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district, which is determined by subtracting the amounts specified |
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by Subsection (b) from the total amount of maintenance and |
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operations taxes collected by the school district for the |
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applicable school year and dividing the difference by the quotient |
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of the district's taxable value of property as determined under |
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Subchapter M, Chapter 403, Government Code, or, if applicable, |
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under Section 42.2521, divided by 100; and |
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"LR" is the local revenue, which is determined by multiplying |
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"DTR" by the quotient of the district's taxable value of property as |
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determined under Subchapter M, Chapter 403, Government Code, or, if |
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applicable, under Section 42.2521, divided by 100. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |