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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to funding for public school career and technology |
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programs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 42.154(a), Education Code, as effective |
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September 1, 2017, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) For each full-time equivalent student in average daily |
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attendance in an approved career and technology education program |
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in grades eight [nine] through 12 or in career and technology |
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education programs for students with disabilities in grades seven |
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through 12, a district is entitled to: |
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(1) an annual allotment equal to the adjusted basic |
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allotment multiplied by a weight of 1.35; and |
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(2) $50, if the student is enrolled in two or more |
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advanced career and technology education classes for a total of |
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three or more credits. |
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SECTION 2. Section 42.154(c), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) Funds allocated under this section, other than an |
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indirect cost allotment established under State Board of Education |
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rule, must be used in providing career and technology education |
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programs in grades eight [nine] through 12 or career and technology |
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education programs for students with disabilities in grades seven |
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through 12 under Sections 29.182, 29.183, and 29.184. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017, if it |
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receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each |
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house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. |
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If this Act does not receive that vote, this Act takes effect on the |
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91st day after the last day of the legislative session. |