By: Walle H.B. No. 4107
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the appropriation of money from the economic
stabilization fund to finance universal, high quality,
prekindergarten education programs.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. In addition to other appropriated amounts, the
amount of $1,500,000,000 is appropriated for the state fiscal
biennium ending August 31, 2017 from the economic stabilization
fund to the credit of the general revenue fund for Texas as money
available for use by Texas Education Agency for the purpose of
funding universal, high quality, prekindergarten education
programs for children who are at least three years of age.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015, 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.