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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 certain |
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special education students. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 48.151(g), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(g) A school district or county that provides special |
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transportation services for eligible special education students is |
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entitled to a state allocation at a [paid on a previous year's |
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cost-per-mile basis. The] rate of $1.50 per mile or a greater |
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amount provided [allowable shall be set] by appropriation [based on |
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data gathered from the first year of each preceding biennium]. |
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Districts may use a portion of their support allocation to pay |
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transportation costs, if necessary. The commissioner may grant an |
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amount set by appropriation for private transportation to reimburse |
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parents or their agents for transporting eligible special education |
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students. The mileage allowed shall be computed along the shortest |
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public road from the student's home to school and back, morning and |
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afternoon. The need for this type of transportation shall be |
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determined on an individual basis and shall be approved only in |
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extreme hardship cases. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |