81R2230 KKA-D By: McClendon H.B. No. 145 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to state aid for certain juvenile justice alternative education programs that enter into certain revenue sharing agreements. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. (a) This section applies only to a juvenile justice alternative education program that: (1) is located in a county that has a population of less than 1.4 million and contains at least 12 school districts; and (2) for the 2005-2006 school year, received funding as a result of an agreement between school districts under Subchapter E, Chapter 41, Education Code. (b) To be entitled to state aid under this section, a juvenile justice alternative education program that received funds under an agreement under Subchapter E, Chapter 41, Education Code, for the 2005-2006 school year must attempt to enter into similar agreements for the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 school years with each school district that participated in an agreement for the 2005-2006 school year with the program. (c) A juvenile justice alternative education program is entitled to state aid under this section in an amount equal to: (1) for the 2009-2010 school year, the difference between: (A) the funding the program received as a result of all agreements between school districts under Subchapter E, Chapter 41, Education Code, for the 2005-2006 school year; and (B) the funding the program receives as a result of all agreements between school districts under Subchapter E, Chapter 41, Education Code, for the 2009-2010 school year; and (2) for the 2010-2011 school year, the difference between: (A) the funding the program received as a result of all agreements between school districts under Subchapter E, Chapter 41, Education Code, for the 2005-2006 school year; and (B) the funding the program receives as a result of all agreements between school districts under Subchapter E, Chapter 41, Education Code, for the 2010-2011 school year. (d) The commissioner of education shall: (1) determine the amount of state aid to which a juvenile justice alternative education program is entitled under this section; and (2) distribute the aid in 10 equal monthly installments: (A) for the 2009-2010 school year, beginning with September 2009 and ending with June 2010; and (B) for the 2010-2011 school year, beginning with September 2010 and ending with June 2011. (e) The commissioner of education shall adopt rules to implement this section. (f) A determination of the commissioner of education under this section is final and may not be appealed. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.