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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the bilingual education allotment provided under the |
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public school finance system. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 42.153(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) For each student in average daily attendance in a |
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bilingual education or special language program under Subchapter B, |
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Chapter 29, a district is entitled to an annual allotment equal to |
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the adjusted basic allotment multiplied by: |
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(1) 0.1; or |
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(2) 0.3 if the student is in a bilingual education |
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program using a dual language immersion/one-way or two-way program |
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model. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |