86R8945 MEW-F
By: Thompson of Harris H.B. No. 1158
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to including full-day prekindergarten student attendance
in the determination of a district's weighted average daily
attendance for purposes of complying with equalized wealth level
requirements.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 41, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 41.0033 to read as follows:
Sec. 41.0033. INCLUSION OF FULL-DAY PREKINDERGARTEN
STUDENT ATTENDANCE IN DETERMINING WEIGHTED AVERAGE DAILY
ATTENDANCE. Notwithstanding Section 41.001(3), a prekindergarten
student entitled to the benefits of the Foundation School Program
under Section 42.003(b) who attends a full-day prekindergarten
program offered by a school district shall be counted on the basis
of full-day attendance for purposes of calculating the district's
weighted average daily attendance.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.