86R6219 KJE-D
By: Hinojosa H.B. No. 2800
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to funding for open-enrollment charter schools.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 12.106, Education Code, is amended by
amending Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) and adding Subsection (a-3) to
read as follows:
(a-1) In determining funding for an open-enrollment charter
school under Subsection (a):
(1) the adjustment [adjustments] under Section
[Sections] 42.102 is [, 42.104, and 42.105 are] based on the average
adjustment for the state; [and]
(2) any [the] adjustment under Section 42.103 is
[based on] the [average] adjustment [for the state] that would have
been provided to the school under that section as it existed on
January 1, 2018, if the school were a school district that contains
less than 300 square miles;
(3) Section 42.104 applies to the school as if the
school were a school district; and
(4) the adjustment under Section 42.105 is based on
the average adjustment for the state but may be provided to the
school only if the school would have been provided an adjustment
under that section if the school were a school district.
(a-2) The eligibility of an open-enrollment charter school
for an adjustment under Subsection (a-1) based on the school's
average daily attendance shall be determined on the basis of the
total average daily attendance of:
(1) all campuses operating under the school's charter;
and
(2) any additional campuses operated under a joint
operation agreement to which the school is a party.
(a-3) In addition to the funding provided by Subsection (a),
a charter holder is entitled to receive for the open-enrollment
charter school enrichment funding under Section 42.302 based on the
state average tax effort.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.