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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an allotment for day placement programs under the |
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Foundation School Program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 48, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 48.307 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 48.307. DAY PLACEMENT PROGRAM FUNDING. (a) For each |
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qualifying day placement program that a regional education service |
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center makes available in partnership with a school district, |
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open-enrollment charter school, or shared services arrangement, |
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the center is entitled to an allotment of: |
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(1) $250,000 for the first year of the program's |
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operation; and |
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(2) $150,000 for each year of the program's operation |
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after the first year. |
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(b) A day placement program qualifies for purposes of |
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Subsection (a) if: |
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(1) the program complies with commissioner rules |
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regarding contracts for the placement of students receiving special |
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education services in a day placement program; |
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(2) the program offers services to students who are |
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enrolled at any school district or open-enrollment charter school |
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in the county in which the program is offered, unless the |
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commissioner by rule waives or modifies the requirement under this |
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subdivision for the program to serve all students in a county; and |
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(3) the agency has designated the program for service |
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in the county in which the program is offered. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |