By: Taylor of Galveston S.B. No. 1660
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the calculation of average daily attendance for dropout
recovery charter schools.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 42.005, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) For an open enrollment charter school that operates a
dropout recovery program under Section 12.1141(c), the average
daily attendance shall be calculated based on the district
providing 43,200 minutes of instruction, excluding recess and
intermissions.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2017.