Texas 2019 86th Regular

Texas House Bill HB708 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/10/2019

                    86R2804 MEW-D
 By: Landgraf H.B. No. 708


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to the payment by a school district for the purchase of
 attendance credits under the public school finance system.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Section 41.094, Education Code, is amended by
 amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as
 follows:
 (a)  A school district shall pay for credits purchased:
 (1)  in equal monthly payments as determined by the
 commissioner beginning February 15 and ending August 15 of the
 school year for which the agreement is in effect; or
 (2)  in one payment for the total amount required to be
 paid by the district not later than August 15 of the school year for
 which the agreement is in effect.
 (a-1)  If a school district elects to pay for credits
 purchased in the manner provided by Subsection (a)(2), the district
 must notify the commissioner not later than February 15 of the
 school year for which the agreement is in effect.
 SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.