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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to fiscal reporting by public schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 44.0041(b), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The budget summary must include: |
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(1) information relating to per student and aggregate |
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spending on: |
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(A) instruction; |
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(B) instructional support; |
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(C) central administration; |
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(D) district operations; |
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(E) debt service; and |
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(F) any other category designated by the |
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commissioner; [and] |
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(2) the amount of money the district anticipates |
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receiving from the state under Chapters 46, 48, and 49; |
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(3) the amount in the district's fund balances and an |
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explanation of that amount; and |
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(4) a comparison to the previous year's actual |
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spending. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 44, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 44.0072 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 44.0072. REPORT ON CONTRACTS FOR IMPROVED STUDENT |
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OUTCOMES. (a) Each school district shall annually submit to the |
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agency a report on the percentage of the district's total amount of |
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money spent on contracts for goods or services for the preceding |
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school year that was spent on contracts that contribute to student |
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outcomes, as determined by commissioner rule. |
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(b) The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to |
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implement this section. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |