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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a reduction of the amount required to be paid by school |
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districts with high enrollment of educationally disadvantaged |
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students to achieve the equalized wealth level under the public |
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school finance system. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 41, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 41.0935 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 41.0935. REDUCTION FOR DISTRICT WITH HIGH ENROLLMENT |
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OF EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS. (a) This section applies |
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only to a school district in which more than 40 percent of the |
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enrolled students are educationally disadvantaged. |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a |
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school district to which this section applies that executes an |
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agreement to purchase all attendance credits necessary to reduce |
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the district's wealth per student to the equalized wealth level may |
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reduce the total amount required to be paid for attendance credits |
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under Section 41.093 by a percentage equal to the amount by which |
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the percentage of students enrolled in the district who are |
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educationally disadvantaged exceeds 40 percent. |
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(c) A reduction under Subsection (b) shall be made after |
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making any reduction to which the district is entitled under |
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Section 41.0931, 41.097, or 41.098 or another provision of this |
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chapter. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |