Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas House Bill HB1496 Compare Versions

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1	1	81R5134 JRJ-D
2	2	By: King of Zavala H.B. No. 1496
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the transportation allotment provided under the public
8	8	school finance system.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Section 42.155, Education Code, is amended by
11	11	amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to read as
12	12	follows:
13	13	(c) Each district or county operating a regular
14	14	transportation system is entitled to an allotment based on the
15	15	daily cost per regular eligible student of operating and
16	16	maintaining the regular transportation system and the linear
17	17	density of that system. In determining the cost, the commissioner
18	18	shall give consideration to factors affecting the actual cost of
19	19	providing these transportation services in each district or county.
20	20	The average actual cost is to be computed by the commissioner and
21	21	included for consideration by the legislature in the General
22	22	Appropriations Act.
23	23	(c-1) The allotment per mile of approved route under
24	24	Subsection (c) is computed as follows:
25	25	Linear Density Grouping Allocation Per Mile of Linear Density Grouping Allocation Per Mile of
26	26	Linear Density Grouping Allocation Per Mile of
27	27	Approved Route Approved Route
28	28	Approved Route
29	29	2.40 and above$2.86
30	30	1.65 to 2.402.50
31	31	1.15 to 1.652.22
32	32	.90 to 1.151.94
33	33	.65 to .901.76
34	34	.40 to .651.58
35	35	up to .401.36
36	36	[may not exceed the amount set by appropriation].
37	37	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
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39	39	Linear Density Grouping Allocation Per Mile of
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41	41	Approved Route