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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the commissioner of education to |
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resolve unintended consequences from school finance formulas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 48.011, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Subject to Subsections (b) and (d), the commissioner may |
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adjust a school district's funding entitlement under this chapter |
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if the funding formulas used to determine the district's |
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entitlement result in an unanticipated loss or gain for a district. |
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(a-1) The commissioner may modify dates relating to the |
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adoption of a school district's maintenance and operations tax rate |
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and, if applicable, an election required for the district to adopt |
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that rate as necessary to implement the changes made by H.B. 3, 86th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2019. |
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(b) Before making an adjustment under Subsection (a) or |
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(a-1), the commissioner shall notify and must receive approval from |
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the Legislative Budget Board and the office of the governor. |
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(c) If the commissioner makes an adjustment under |
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Subsection (a), the commissioner must provide to the legislature an |
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explanation regarding the changes necessary to resolve the |
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unintended consequences. |
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(d) Beginning with the [2021-2022] 2023-2024 school year, |
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the commissioner may not make an adjustment under Subsection (a) or |
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(a-1). |
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(e) This section expires September 1, [2023] 2025. |
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SECTION 2. The changes enacted by this Act apply beginning |
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with the 2023-2024 school year. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2023. |