86R1120 MEW-D
By: Blanco H.B. No. 699
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. Sections 42.153(a) and (b), Education Code, are
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].
(b) Funds allocated under this section, other than an
indirect cost allotment established under State Board of Education
rule, which may not exceed 45 percent, must be used in providing
bilingual education or special language programs under Subchapter
B, Chapter 29, and must be accounted for under existing agency
reporting and auditing procedures.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.