Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4087 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 03/10/2017

                            85R11530 KKA-D
 By: Faircloth H.B. No. 4087


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to a reduction of the amount required to be paid by a
 school district to achieve the equalized wealth level under the
 public school finance system.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Subchapter D, Chapter 41, Education Code, is
 amended by adding Section 41.0933 to read as follows:
 Sec. 41.0933.  REDUCTION FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS
 COSTS. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a
 school district that executes an agreement to purchase all
 attendance credits necessary to reduce the district's wealth per
 student to the equalized wealth level may reduce the total amount
 required to be paid for attendance credits under Section 41.093 by
 25 percent.
 (b)  A reduction under Subsection (a) shall be made after
 making any reduction to which the district is entitled under
 Section 41.0931, 41.097, or 41.098 or another provision of this
 chapter.
 (c)  The district shall use amounts available to the district
 as a result of this section to pay district maintenance and
 operations costs.
 SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.