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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain alternative education programs designed for |
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students at risk of dropping out of school. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 29.0822, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (d-2) to read as |
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follows: |
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(d) The commissioner may adopt rules for the administration |
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of this section, including rules establishing application |
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requirements. Subject to Subsection (d-1) and (d-2), the |
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commissioner shall calculate average daily attendance for students |
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served under this section. The commissioner shall allow |
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accumulations of hours of instruction for students whose schedule |
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would not otherwise allow full state funding. Funding under this |
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subsection shall be determined based on the number of instructional |
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days in the school district calendar and a seven-hour school day, |
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but attendance may be cumulated over a school year, including any |
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summer or vacation session. The attendance of students who |
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accumulate less than the number of attendance hours required under |
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this subsection shall be proportionately reduced for funding |
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purposes. The commissioner may: |
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(1) set maximum funding amounts for an individual |
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course under this section; and |
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(2) limit funding for the attendance of a student |
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described by Subsection (a)(3) in a course under this section to |
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funding only for the attendance necessary for the student to earn |
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class credit that, as a result of attendance requirements under |
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Section 25.092, the student would not otherwise be able to receive |
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without retaking the class. |
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(d-2) In calculating average daily attendance for students |
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served under this section, the commissioner shall not limit the |
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average daily attendance resulting from the accumulations of hours |
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of instruction in a particular reporting period, if the annual |
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average daily attendance accumulated for a school year does not |
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exceed the equivalent of one student in average daily attendance |
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with a perfect attendance rate. The commissioner shall only apply a |
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limitation on average daily attendance resulting from the |
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accumulations of hours of instruction under this section on an |
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annual basis. |
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SECTION 2. Section 48.153, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) A school district or open-enrollment charter school is |
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entitled to $500 [$250] for each student in average daily |
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attendance who: |
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(1) resides in a residential placement facility; [or] |
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(2) is provided services from a private or public |
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community-based dropout recovery education program or education |
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management organization while remaining enrolled in their |
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designated district campus of residence; or |
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(3) [(2)] is at a district or school or a campus of the |
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district or school that is designated as a dropout recovery school |
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under Section 39.0548. |
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(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(2), a private or public |
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community-based dropout recovery education program or education |
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management organization is defined in Section 29.081(e), Education |
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Code. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |