85S10373 MEW-D By: RodrÃguez, et al. S.B. No. 41 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, if this Act 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 effect on that date, this Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the legislative session.