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