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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to adjustment of a school district's wealth per student |
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under the school finance system to reflect campus security costs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 41.001(2), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(2) "Wealth per student" means the taxable value of |
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property, as determined under Subchapter M, Chapter 403, Government |
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Code, divided by the number of students in weighted average daily |
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attendance and adjusted in accordance with Section 41.0011. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 41, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 41.0011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 41.0011. ADJUSTMENT OF WEALTH PER STUDENT FOR CAMPUS |
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SECURITY COSTS. The commissioner shall adjust a school district's |
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wealth per student by deducting the amount of revenue per student in |
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weighted average daily attendance expended by the district to pay |
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campus security costs during the preceding school year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |