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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the small and mid-sized district allotment under the |
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public school finance system. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 48.101(b), (c), and (d), Education |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A school district that has fewer than 1,600 students in |
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average daily attendance is entitled to an annual allotment for |
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each student in average daily attendance based on the following |
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formula: |
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AA = ((1,600 - ADA) X .0008 [.0004]) X BA |
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(c) A school district that offers a kindergarten through |
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grade 12 program and has less than 5,000 students in average daily |
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attendance is entitled to an annual allotment for each student in |
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average daily attendance based on the formula, of the following |
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formulas, that results in the greatest annual allotment: |
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(1) the formula in Subsection (b), if the district is |
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eligible for that formula; or |
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(2) AA = ((5,000 - ADA) X .00005 [.000025]) X BA. |
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(d) Instead of the allotment under Subsection (b) or (c)(1), |
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a school district that has fewer than 300 students in average daily |
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attendance and is the only school district located in and operating |
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in a county is entitled to an annual allotment for each student in |
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average daily attendance based on the following formula: |
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AA = ((1,600 - ADA) X .00094 [.00047]) X BA |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |