85R8555 KKA-F
By: Giddings H.B. No. 1388
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to calculation of average daily attendance for school
districts providing certain full-day prekindergarten programs.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 42.005, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (a-3) to read as follows:
(a-3) Notwithstanding Section 29.153(c), in computing the
sum of attendance under Subsection (a) for a school year, a school
district may include full days of attendance for each
prekindergarten student who attends a full-day prekindergarten
program offered by the district, provided that:
(1) the student is eligible for prekindergarten under
Section 29.153;
(2) the district does not charge tuition for the
student's enrollment in the program; and
(3) the program complies with the requirements
regarding high quality specified in Subchapter E-1, Chapter 29.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.