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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an ongoing review of the public school finance system by |
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the Texas Education Agency. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 42, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 42.013 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 42.013. REVIEW OF SCHOOL FINANCE. (a) The agency shall |
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conduct a review of the following elements of the public school |
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finance system on a six-year cycle according to the following |
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schedule: |
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(1) in the first biennium of the cycle: |
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(A) the basic allotment under Section 42.101; |
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(B) the transportation allotment under Section |
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42.155; and |
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(C) the new instructional facility allotment |
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under Section 42.158; |
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(2) in the second biennium of the cycle: |
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(A) the cost of education adjustment under |
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Section 42.102; |
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(B) the small and mid-sized district adjustment |
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under Section 42.103; and |
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(C) the special education allotment under |
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Section 42.151; and |
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(3) in the third biennium of the cycle: |
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(A) the compensatory education allotment under |
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Section 42.152; |
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(B) the bilingual education allotment under |
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Section 42.153; and |
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(C) the career and technology education |
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allotment under Section 42.154. |
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(b) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, |
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the agency shall submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, |
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and the speaker of the house of representatives a report on the |
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results of the review for the applicable biennium and any |
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recommendations for legislative or other action. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2020, the Texas |
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Education Agency shall submit to the governor, the lieutenant |
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governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives its |
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initial report required under Section 42.013, Education Code, as |
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added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |