81R10500 CAE-F
By: Eissler H.B. No. 2364
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to an exception to the wealth per student limitation for
certain school districts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 41, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 41.0022 to read as follows:
Sec. 41.0022. EXCEPTION TO WEALTH PER STUDENT LIMITATION
FOR CERTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICTS. (a) Notwithstanding any other
provision of this chapter, a school district is not required to
satisfy any wealth per student limitation prescribed by Section
41.002 and is not required to take any action under Section 41.003
to achieve the equalized wealth level if the district is located at
least partially in a county with a population of 1.5 million or more
and:
(1) 20 percent or more of the students in
prekindergarten through fifth grade in the district are classified
as students of limited English proficiency, as defined by Section
29.052;
(2) 50 percent or more of the total students in the
district are economically disadvantaged, as determined by the
commissioner, and have family incomes below the federal poverty
level;
(3) 65 percent or more of the students in
prekindergarten through fifth grade in the district are
economically disadvantaged, as determined by the commissioner;
(4) the district has a student mobility rate of 25
percent or higher, as determined by the commissioner; and
(5) 75 percent or more of the total students in the
district are minority students, as determined by the commissioner.
(b) A school district that establishes eligibility for the
exception provided by this section is entitled to the exception for
a period of four consecutive school years. After that period, the
district remains eligible for the exception until the student
population of the district results in district percentages
regarding at least two of the criteria specified in Subsection (a)
that are more than five percentage points below the percentages
specified in Subsection (a) for those criteria.
(c) The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to
administer this section.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.