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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study regarding the costs of educating students with |
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disabilities in public schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 29, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 29.025 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 29.025. STUDY REGARDING COSTS OF EDUCATING STUDENTS |
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WITH DISABILITIES; REPORT. (a) The agency shall conduct a study to |
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examine the costs of educating a student with disabilities under |
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this subchapter, including an analysis of the different services |
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provided. The study must: |
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(1) determine whether the special education allotment |
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under Section 42.151 provides adequate funding to schools for |
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meeting the educational needs of students with disabilities; and |
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(2) if it is determined under Subdivision (1) that the |
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special education allotment is inadequate, determine the amount of |
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adjustment for the special education allotment that would provide |
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adequate funding to schools for meeting the educational needs of |
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students with disabilities. |
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(b) Not later than November 1, 2020, the agency shall |
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prepare a report detailing the results of the study under this |
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section and electronically submit the report to each standing |
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legislative committee with primary jurisdiction over primary and |
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secondary education. |
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(c) This section expires September 1, 2021. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |