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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the allocation, use, and transfer of federal education |
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block grants. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 48, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 48.014 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 48.014. FEDERAL EDUCATION BLOCK GRANTS; REPORT. (a) |
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Notwithstanding any other law, a federal education block grant may |
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not be allocated, spent, or transferred except as specifically |
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authorized by the legislature by appropriation or other general |
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law. |
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(b) The agency shall submit an annual report to the |
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legislature regarding the use of federal education block grants |
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during the preceding school year. The report must include |
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information regarding the effect of the manner in which the block |
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grants were allocated on education in this state, including any |
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progress toward reducing educational disparities or improving |
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student achievement. |
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SECTION 2. Section 317.003, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Section 317.005(f), a proposal may |
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provide for the withholding of appropriations made from funds |
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dedicated by statute to a specific state agency or for a specific |
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purpose and may provide for the transfer of appropriations made |
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from statutorily dedicated funds to an agency or for a purpose not |
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authorized by the statute. Funds dedicated by the Texas |
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Constitution are subject to being withheld under this chapter but |
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are not subject to transfer except to another state agency entitled |
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to receive appropriations from the funds under the terms of the |
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constitution. Subject to Subsection (b-1), federal [Federal] funds |
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appropriated by the legislature are subject to being withheld under |
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this chapter but may not be transferred except as permitted by |
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federal law. |
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(b-1) A federal education block grant may not be withheld or |
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transferred under, or otherwise affected by, this chapter. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |