84R14359 KKA-D
By: West S.B. No. 1695
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the transportation allotments provided under the
Foundation School Program to school districts that permit students
to select a campus of attendance.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 42.155(b), Education Code, is amended by
adding Subdivision (4) to read as follows:
(4) "School choice eligible student" means a student
who resides two or more miles from the student's campus of choice,
measured along the shortest route that may be traveled on public
roads, and who is not classified as a student eligible for special
education services.
SECTION 2. Section 42.155, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:
(c-1) This subsection applies only to a district that offers
students residing in the district a variety of choices in selecting
a campus for attendance and provides transportation to the selected
campus at no cost to the students. The choices of campus offered
must represent multiple factors, such as the sex of students
enrolled at the campus, the subject matter or learning methods
emphasized at the campus, and the degree to which athletic and other
extracurricular activities are available at the campus. In
addition to the regular transportation allotment under Subsection
(c), a district is entitled to reimbursement for the costs of
transportation provided to school choice eligible students.
Reimbursement shall be provided in the same manner that
reimbursement is provided for the costs of transporting career and
technology education students under Subsection (f).
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.