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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency regarding a school |
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district's use of state and local funds. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. DEFINITION. In this Act, "agency" means the |
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Texas Education Agency. |
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SECTION 2. STUDY REGARDING SCHOOL DISTRICT SPENDING. The |
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agency shall conduct a study regarding the use of state and local |
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funds by school districts. In conducting the study, the agency |
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shall: |
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(1) collect detailed data from each school district on |
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all expenditures made by the district using state and local funds; |
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(2) analyze the data collected from school districts |
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under Subdivision (1) of this section to identify: |
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(A) the categories of expenditures made by school |
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districts; |
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(B) the amount spent by school districts on each |
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category of expenditures; |
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(C) whether each category of expenditures is an |
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efficient use of state and local funds; and |
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(D) any differences in the manner in which |
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various school districts spend state and local funds; and |
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(3) make recommendations on the most efficient uses of |
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state and local funds by school districts and specify the |
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categories of expenditures to be considered inappropriate uses of |
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state and local funds. |
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SECTION 3. REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. Not later than September |
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1, 2020, the agency shall submit a report to the legislature that |
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includes the results of the study and any associated |
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recommendations. |
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SECTION 4. EXPIRATION. This Act expires January 1, 2021. |
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SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect |
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immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members |
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elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas |
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Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for |
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immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |