83R7627 CAS-D
By: Turner of Tarrant H.B. No. 1771
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to an appropriation of money from the economic
stabilization fund to the foundation school fund for grants to
school districts for the purchase of equipment for career and
technology education courses.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The amount of $250 million is appropriated from
the economic stabilization fund to the foundation school fund for
use by the commissioner of education to make grants to school
districts in accordance with this Act and commissioner rule during
the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2013, for the
purchase of equipment, including technical equipment, for career
and technology education courses.
SECTION 2. From among school districts that apply in the
time and manner established by the commissioner of education for a
grant of money under this Act for the purchase of equipment, the
commissioner shall select those school districts that best meet the
criteria adopted for the purpose by the commissioner. The criteria
must include:
(1) a school district's need for the equipment;
(2) a school district's ability to pay for the
equipment without the grant; and
(3) the utility of the equipment in a career and
technology education course that is helpful to students in
obtaining industry certification.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013, but only
if it receives a vote of two-thirds of the members present in each
house of the legislature, as provided by Section 49-g(m), Article
III, Texas Constitution.