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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to funding under the transportation allotment for |
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transporting meals and instructional materials to students during a |
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declared disaster. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 48.151, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (h) and adding Subsection (n) to read as |
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follows: |
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(h) Funds allotted under this section must be used in |
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providing transportation services. Transporting a meal or |
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instructional materials as provided by Subsection (n) is included |
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in transportation services under this subsection. |
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(n) For the duration of a declared disaster, a school |
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district located in an area that is wholly or partly the subject of |
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a disaster declaration by the governor under Chapter 418, |
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Government Code, or by the president of the United States shall be |
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reimbursed on a per-mile basis for the cost of transporting a meal |
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or instructional materials to a student's residence or to another |
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location, designated by the district, for pick up by the student. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |