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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to funding for career and technology programs in public |
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schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 42.154(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) For each full-time equivalent student in average daily |
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attendance in an approved career and technology education program |
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in grades nine through 12 or in career and technology education |
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programs for students with disabilities in grades seven through 12, |
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a district is entitled to: |
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(1) an annual allotment equal to the adjusted basic |
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allotment multiplied by a weight of 1.60 [1.35]; and |
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(2) $50, if the student is enrolled in two or more |
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advanced career and technology education classes for a total of |
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three or more credits. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |