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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to inclusion of funds received by certain educational |
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institutions or programs in foundation school program funds for |
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purposes of certain budget reductions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 19.007, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: |
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(h) Notwithstanding any other law, for purposes of any |
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budget reductions requested by the Legislative Budget Board or the |
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governor, any money received by the district or appropriated to the |
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department for purposes of operating the district is considered to |
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be part of the foundation school program and is not subject to those |
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budget reductions. |
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SECTION 2. Section 29.259, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (j-1) to read as follows: |
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(j-1) Notwithstanding any other law, for purposes of any |
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budget reductions requested by the Legislative Budget Board or the |
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governor, any money received by a nonprofit entity granted a |
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charter under this section or appropriated to the agency for |
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purposes of operating an adult education program under this section |
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is considered to be part of the foundation school program and is not |
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subject to those budget reductions. |
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SECTION 3. Section 30.025, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 30.025. FUNDING OF TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND |
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VISUALLY IMPAIRED. (a) The funding of the Texas School for the Blind |
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and Visually Impaired consists of: |
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(1) money the legislature specifically appropriates |
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to the school; |
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(2) money the agency allocates to the school under |
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this code; |
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(3) money paid under a contract or other agreement; |
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(4) money the school receives through a gift or |
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bequest; |
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(5) a payment the school receives from a school |
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district under Section 30.003; and |
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(6) the school's share of the available school fund and |
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payments to compensate for payments no longer made from the |
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available school fund as provided by Section 30.003(f). |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other law, for purposes of any |
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budget reductions requested by the Legislative Budget Board or the |
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governor, any money received by the Texas School for the Blind and |
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Visually Impaired or appropriated to the agency for purposes of |
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operating the school is considered to be part of the foundation |
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school program and is not subject to those budget reductions. |
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SECTION 4. Section 30.056, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 30.056. FUNDING OF THE TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF. (a) |
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The funding of the Texas School for the Deaf consists of: |
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(1) money the legislature specifically appropriates |
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for the school; |
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(2) money the agency allocates to the school under |
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this code; |
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(3) money paid under a contract or other agreement; |
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(4) money the school receives through a gift or |
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bequest; |
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(5) a payment the school receives from a school |
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district under Section 30.003; and |
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(6) the school's share of the available school fund and |
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payments to compensate for payments no longer made from the |
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available school fund as provided by Section 30.003(f). |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other law, for purposes of any |
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budget reductions requested by the Legislative Budget Board or the |
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governor, any money received by the Texas School for the Deaf or |
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appropriated to the agency for purposes of operating the school is |
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considered to be part of the foundation school program and is not |
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subject to those budget reductions. |
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SECTION 5. Section 37.012, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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(f) Notwithstanding any other law, for purposes of any |
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budget reductions requested by the Legislative Budget Board or the |
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governor, any money received by a local juvenile probation |
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department or appropriated to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department |
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for purposes of operating a juvenile justice alternative education |
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program is considered to be part of the foundation school program |
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and is not subject to those budget reductions. |
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SECTION 6. 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, 2021. |
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