88R2246 MM-F
 
  By: Menéndez S.B. No. 442
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to increasing the expenditure requirement for the
  bilingual education allotment under the Foundation School Program.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 48.105(b), Education Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (b)  At least 90 [55] percent of the funds allocated under
  this section must be used in providing bilingual education or
  special language programs under Subchapter B, Chapter 29. A
  district's bilingual education or special language allocation may
  be used only for program and student evaluation, instructional
  materials and equipment, staff development, supplemental staff
  expenses, salary supplements for teachers, incremental costs
  associated with providing smaller class sizes, and other supplies
  required for quality instruction.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.