85R6606 KKA-D
 
  By: Bettencourt S.B. No. 1887
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to performance-based supplemental funding for school
  districts.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Chapter 42, Education Code, is amended by adding
  Subchapter K to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER K. PERFORMANCE-BASED SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING
         Sec. 42.551.  DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "weighted
  average daily attendance" has the meaning assigned by Section
  42.302.
         Sec. 42.552.  USE OF PRECEDING YEAR PERFORMANCE. The
  eligibility of a school district for supplemental funding under
  this subchapter during a school year is based on the district's
  performance, as described by the applicable provision of this
  subchapter, during the preceding school year. 
         Sec. 42.553.  DETERMINATION BY COMMISSIONER. A
  determination by the commissioner of the amount of supplemental
  funding to be provided to a school district under this subchapter is
  final and may not be appealed. 
         Sec. 42.554.  USE OF SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING. A school
  district may use supplemental funding received under this
  subchapter for any purpose authorized under Section 45.105(c).
         Sec. 42.555.  RULES. The commissioner may adopt rules to
  implement this subchapter.
         Sec. 42.556.  SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING BASED ON COMPARATIVE
  ACADEMIC AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE. (a) The commissioner shall
  evaluate each school district using a system that:
               (1)  integrates district academic achievement
  information and financial performance information available
  through the Public Education Information Management System
  (PEIMS); and
               (2)  using matrices, quadrants, or quartiles, rates or
  ranks school districts according to academic return on financial
  investment.
         (b)  For each student in weighted average daily attendance, a
  school district with a rating or ranking above a minimum level
  specified by the commissioner may receive supplemental funding
  according to a graduated scale provided by appropriation under
  which the amount per student increases in correlation with a
  district's higher rating or ranking.
         Sec. 42.557.  SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING BASED ON STAR RATING
  SYSTEM. (a) In this section, "star rating system" means a system
  administered by a state agency using state funds that:
               (1)  evaluates a school district's academic progress
  and fiscal performance; and
               (2)  awards a rating that ranges from one to five stars,
  with ratings provided in half-star increments.
         (b)  The commissioner shall select a star rating system to be
  used for purposes of this section. The system selected by the
  commissioner must:
               (1)  evaluate a school district's academic progress
  using regression analysis to predict student performance in
  mathematics and reading, with consideration given to student
  demographic characteristics, including sex, race, socioeconomic
  status, limited English proficiency, special education status, and
  grade level; and
               (2)  evaluate a school district's fiscal performance in
  comparison to other school districts that operate in similar labor
  markets, are of similar size, and serve students with similar
  demographic characteristics.
         (c)  For each student in weighted average daily attendance, a
  school district with a rating of at least three stars may receive
  supplemental funding according to a graduated scale provided by
  appropriation under which the amount per student increases in
  correlation with a greater number of stars in a district's rating.
         Sec. 42.558.  SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING BASED ON ADMINISTRATIVE
  COST RATIO. (a) In this section, a school district's
  administrative cost ratio is determined by dividing the sum of the
  district's expenditures for instructional leadership and general
  administration by the sum of the district's expenditures for
  instruction, instructional resources and media services,
  curriculum and instructional staff development, and guidance,
  counseling, and evaluation services.
         (b)  For each student in weighted average daily attendance, a
  school district may receive supplemental funding in an amount
  specified by appropriation if:
               (1)  for a district with an average daily attendance of
  10,000 or more, the district has an administrative cost ratio of
  less than 8.55 percent;
               (2)  for a district with an average daily attendance of
  at least 5,000 but less than 10,000, the district has an
  administrative cost ratio of less than 10 percent;
               (3)  for a district with an average daily attendance of
  at least 1,000 but less than 5,000, the district has an
  administrative cost ratio of less than 11.51 percent;
               (4)  for a district with an average daily attendance of
  at least 500 but less than 1,000, the district has an administrative
  cost ratio of less than 13.11 percent; and
               (5)  for a district with an average daily attendance of
  less than 500, the district has an administrative cost ratio of less
  than 24.04 percent. 
         Sec. 42.559.  SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING BASED ON DEBT PER
  STUDENT. For each student in weighted average daily attendance, a
  school district may receive supplemental funding in an amount
  specified by appropriation if:
               (1)  the district does not receive state assistance
  under Subchapter B, Chapter 46; 
               (2)  the district's enrollment growth for the preceding
  10-year period is at least 25 percent; and
               (3)  the district's general obligation principal debt
  per student did not exceed $25,000 in any of the 10 preceding fiscal
  years.
         SECTION 2.  Section 42.251(a), Education Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (a)  The sum of the basic allotment under Subchapter B  and
  the special allotments under Subchapter C, computed in accordance
  with this chapter, constitute the tier one allotments.  The sum of
  the tier one allotments, [and] the guaranteed yield allotments
  under Subchapter F, computed in accordance with this chapter, and
  amounts provided under Subchapter K constitute the total cost of
  the Foundation School Program.
         SECTION 3.  Sections 42.253(a) and (c), Education Code, are
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  For each school year the commissioner shall determine:
               (1)  the amount of money to which a school district is
  entitled under Subchapters B and C;
               (2)  the amount of money to which a school district is
  entitled under Subchapter F;
               (3)  the amount of money to be provided to a school
  district, if any, under Subchapter K;
               (4)  the amount of money allocated to the district from
  the available school fund;
               (5) [(4)]  the amount of each district's tier one local
  share under Section 42.252; and
               (6) [(5)]  the amount of each district's tier two local
  share under Section 42.302.
         (c)  Each school district is entitled to an amount equal to
  the difference for that district between the sum of Subsections
  (a)(1), [and] (a)(2), and (a)(3) and the sum of Subsections
  [(a)(3),] (a)(4), [and] (a)(5), and (a)(6).
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.