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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an allotment under the public school finance system for |
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certain students whose parent or legal guardian has been |
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incarcerated. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 48, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 48.116 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 48.116. ALLOTMENT FOR STUDENTS WITH INCARCERATED |
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PARENT. For each student who has a parent or legal guardian who has |
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been incarcerated in a penal institution, as defined by Section |
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1.07, Penal Code, during the school year for which the allotment is |
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provided, a school district is entitled to an annual allotment |
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equal to the district's basic allotment, or, if applicable, the sum |
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of the basic allotment and the allotment under Section 48.101 to |
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which the district is entitled, multiplied by 1.1. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |