85R220 MEW-D By: RodrÃguez S.B. No. 161 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the bilingual education allotment provided under the public school finance system. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 42.153(a), Education Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) For each student in average daily attendance in a bilingual education or special language program under Subchapter B, Chapter 29, a district is entitled to an annual allotment equal to the adjusted basic allotment multiplied by 0.25 [0.1]. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.