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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to creating a fine arts allotment under the public school |
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finance system. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 48, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 48.116 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 48.116. FINE ARTS ALLOTMENT. (a) For each student in |
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average daily attendance enrolled in a fine arts education course |
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approved by the agency under Subsection (b) in grades 6 through 12, |
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a school district is entitled to an annual allotment equal to the |
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basic allotment, or, if applicable, the sum of the basic allotment |
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and the allotment under Section 48.101 to which the district is |
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entitled, multiplied by: |
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(1) 1.3 for a student in grades 6 through 8; |
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(2) 1.2 for a student in grade 9 or 10; and |
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(3) 1.1 for a student in grade 11 or 12. |
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(b) The agency shall approve fine arts education courses |
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that qualify for the allotment provided under this section. The |
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approved courses must include fine arts education courses that: |
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(1) are authorized by the State Board of Education, |
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including music, art, theater, and dance; |
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(2) provide students with the knowledge and skills |
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necessary for success in the fine arts; and |
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(3) require a student in full-time attendance to |
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receive not less than 225 minutes of fine arts instruction per week. |
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(c) Of the funds allocated under this section: |
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(1) at least 25 percent of the funds allocated under |
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Subsection (a)(1) must be used in a manner that prioritizes |
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providing fine arts education to students in grades six through |
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eight who are eligible for the compensatory education allotment |
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under Section 48.104; |
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(2) 50 percent of the total funds allocated under this |
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section must be used to provide fine arts education courses to |
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students in grades six through eight; and |
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(3) except as necessary to meet the requirement under |
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Subdivision (2), at least 75 percent of funds allocated under |
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Subsections (a)(2) and (3) must be used to provide fine arts |
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education courses to students in grades 9 through 12. |
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(d) The agency shall annually publish a list of fine arts |
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courses approved under Subsection (b). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |