| 1 | 1 | | 81R11706 KKA-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Vo H.B. No. 4497 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to maximization of the amount of federal funding obtained |
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| 8 | 8 | | by school districts. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. FEDERAL FUNDING MAXIMIZATION STUDY. The |
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| 11 | 11 | | comptroller of public accounts shall conduct a comprehensive study |
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| 12 | 12 | | of federal funding sources, including federal funding provided |
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| 13 | 13 | | through the Medicaid program and other health and human services |
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| 14 | 14 | | programs, to determine the extent to which school districts in this |
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| 15 | 15 | | state are failing to claim all available federal funds for services |
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| 16 | 16 | | provided by school districts or services that could be provided by |
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| 17 | 17 | | school districts if the federal funds were claimed. |
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| 18 | 18 | | SECTION 2. SCHOOL DISTRICT TRAINING. Based on the results |
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| 19 | 19 | | of the study conducted under Section 1 of this Act, the Texas |
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| 20 | 20 | | Education Agency shall develop and implement an initiative under |
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| 21 | 21 | | which the agency provides detailed training to school districts as |
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| 22 | 22 | | necessary to improve the ability of districts to claim all |
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| 23 | 23 | | available federal funds. The training must specifically address |
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| 24 | 24 | | the procedures for filing prompt and accurate claims for available |
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| 25 | 25 | | federal funds. |
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| 26 | 26 | | SECTION 3. REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. Not later than January 1, |
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| 27 | 27 | | 2011, the comptroller and the Texas Education Agency shall submit a |
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| 28 | 28 | | joint report to the legislature that addresses the results of the |
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| 29 | 29 | | study conducted under Section 1 of this Act and describes the |
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| 30 | 30 | | training provided under Section 2 of this Act. |
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| 31 | 31 | | SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect |
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| 32 | 32 | | immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members |
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| 33 | 33 | | elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas |
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| 34 | 34 | | Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for |
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| 35 | 35 | | immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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