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1		-	H.B. No. 1525
	1	+	By: Huberty, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Taylor) H.B. No. 1525
	2	+	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 23, 2021;
	3	+	May 4, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on
	4	+	Education; May 14, 2021, reported adversely, with favorable
	5	+	Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 2, one
	6	+	present not voting; May 14, 2021, sent to printer.)
	7	+	Click here to see the committee vote
	8	+	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 1525 By: Taylor
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	11	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	12		AN ACT
5	13		relating to the public school finance system and public education.
6	14		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
7		-	SECTION 1. Section 8.051(d), Education Code, is amended to
8		-	read as follows:
9		-	(d) Each regional education service center shall maintain
10		-	core services for purchase by school districts and campuses. The
11		-	core services are:
12		-	(1) training and assistance in:
13		-	(A) teaching each subject area assessed under
14		-	Section 39.023; and
15		-	(B) providing instruction in personal financial
16		-	literacy as required under Section 28.0021;
17		-	(2) training and assistance in providing [a gifted and
18		-	talented program and] each program that qualifies for a funding
19		-	allotment under Section 48.102, 48.104, [or] 48.105, or 48.109;
20		-	(3) assistance specifically designed for a school
21		-	district or campus assigned an unacceptable performance rating
22		-	under Section 39.054;
23		-	(4) training and assistance to teachers,
24		-	administrators, members of district boards of trustees, and members
25		-	of site-based decision-making committees;
26		-	(5) assistance specifically designed for a school
27		-	district that is considered out of compliance with state or federal
28		-	special education requirements, based on the agency's most recent
29		-	compliance review of the district's special education programs; and
30		-	(6) assistance in complying with state laws and rules.
31		-	SECTION 2. Section 11.156, Education Code, is amended by
32		-	adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows:
33		-	(c) A school district shall:
34		-	(1) accept from a parent-teacher organization or
35		-	association recognized by the district a donation designated to
36		-	fund supplemental educational staff positions at a school campus;
37		-	and
38		-	(2) spend the donation accepted under Subdivision (1)
39		-	for the designated purpose at the direction of and within the time
40		-	period specified by the school campus for which the donation was
41		-	designated.
42		-	(d) Subsection (c) and this subsection expire September 1,
43		-	2025.
44		-	SECTION 3. Section 12.106, Education Code, is amended by
	15	+	SECTION 1. Section 12.106, Education Code, is amended by
45	16		adding Subsections (a-5) and (a-6) to read as follows:
46	17		(a-5) To ensure compliance with the requirements for the
47	18		maintenance of state financial support for special education under
48	19		20 U.S.C. Section 1412(a)(18), in determining the funding for an
49	20		open-enrollment charter school under Subsection (a) for the Section
50	21		48.102 allotment, the commissioner shall:
51	22		(1) if necessary, increase the amount of that
52	23		allotment to an amount equal to the amount the charter holder was
53	24		entitled to receive for the charter school under the allotment
54	25		under former Section 42.151, Education Code, for the 2018-2019
55	26		school year; and
56	27		(2) reduce the amount of the allotment the charter
57	28		holder is entitled to receive for the charter school under
58	29		Subsection (a-2) by the amount of any increase provided for the
59	30		charter school under Subdivision (1).
60	31		(a-6) Subsection (a-5) and this subsection expire September
61	32		1, 2025.
62		-	SECTION 4. Sections 12.133(b), (b-1), and (c), Education
	33	+	SECTION 2. Sections 12.133(b), (b-1), and (c), Education
63	34		Code, are amended to read as follows:
64	35		(b) Each school year, [using state funds received by the
65	36		charter holder for that purpose under Subsection (d),] a charter
66	37		holder that participated in the program under Chapter 1579,
67	38		Insurance Code, for the 2005-2006 school year shall provide
68	39		employees of the charter holder, other than administrators,
69	40		compensation in the form of annual salaries, incentives, or other
70	41		compensation determined appropriate by the charter holder that
71	42		results in an average compensation increase for classroom teachers,
72	43		full-time librarians, full-time school counselors, and full-time
73	44		school nurses who are employed by the charter holder and who would
74	45		be entitled to a minimum salary under Section 21.402 if employed by
75	46		a school district, in an amount at least equal to $2,500.
76	47		(b-1) A [Using state funds received by the charter holder
77	48		for that purpose under Subsection (d-1), a] charter holder that
78	49		participated in the program under Chapter 1579, Insurance Code, for
79	50		the 2005-2006 school year shall provide employees of the charter
80	51		holder, other than administrators, compensation in the form of
81	52		annual salaries, incentives, or other compensation determined
82	53		appropriate by the charter holder that results in average
83	54		compensation increases as follows:
84	55		(1) for full-time employees other than employees who
85	56		would be entitled to a minimum salary under Section 21.402 if
86	57		employed by a school district, an average increase at least equal to
87	58		$500; and
88	59		(2) for part-time employees, an average increase at
89	60		least equal to $250.
90	61		(c) Each school year, [using state funds received by the
91	62		charter holder for that purpose under Subsection (e),] a charter
92	63		holder that did not participate in the program under Chapter 1579,
93	64		Insurance Code, for the 2005-2006 school year shall provide
94	65		employees of the charter holder, other than administrators,
95	66		compensation in the form of annual salaries, incentives, or other
96	67		compensation determined appropriate by the charter holder that
97	68		results in an average compensation increase for classroom teachers,
98	69		full-time librarians, full-time school counselors, and full-time
99	70		school nurses who are employed by the charter holder and who would
100	71		be entitled to a minimum salary under Section 21.402 if employed by
101	72		a school district, in an amount at least equal to $2,000.
102		-	SECTION 5. Section 21.3521(a), Education Code, is amended
	73	+	SECTION 3. Section 21.3521(a), Education Code, is amended
103	74		to read as follows:
104	75		(a) Subject to Subsection (b), a school district or
105	76		open-enrollment charter school may designate a [certified]
106	77		classroom teacher as a master, exemplary, or recognized teacher for
107	78		a five-year period based on the results from single year or
108	79		multiyear appraisals that comply with Section 21.351 or 21.352.
109		-	SECTION 6. Section 22.~~092~~(d), Education Code, is amended to
	80	+	SECTION 4. Section 25.001(h), Education Code, is amended to
110	81		read as follows:
111		-	(d) The agency shall provide [private schools and public
112		-	schools] equivalent access to the registry maintained under this
113		-	section to:
114		-	(1) private schools;
115		-	(2) public schools; and
116		-	(3) nonprofit teacher organizations approved by the
117		-	commissioner for the purpose of participating in the tutoring
118		-	program established under Section 33.913.
119		-	SECTION 7. Section 28.004, Education Code, is amended by
120		-	amending Subsections (d-1), (h), (i), (i-1), and (j) and adding
121		-	Subsections (d-2), (e-1), (e-2), (e-3), (i-2), (i-3), (j-1), and
122		-	(p) to read as follows:
123		-	(d-1) The local school health advisory council shall meet at
124		-	least four times each year. For each meeting, the council shall:
125		-	(1) at least 72 hours before the meeting:
126		-	(A) post notice of the date, hour, place, and
127		-	subject of the meeting on a bulletin board in the central
128		-	administrative office of each campus in the school district; and
129		-	(B) ensure that the notice required under
130		-	Paragraph (A) is posted on the district's Internet website, if the
131		-	district has an Internet website;
132		-	(2) prepare and maintain minutes of the meeting that
133		-	state the subject and content of each deliberation and each vote,
134		-	order, decision, or other action taken by the council during the
135		-	meeting;
136		-	(3) make an audio or video recording of the meeting;
137		-	and
138		-	(4) not later than the 10th day after the meeting,
139		-	submit the minutes and audio or video recording of the meeting to
140		-	the district.
141		-	(d-2) As soon as practicable after receipt of the minutes
142		-	and audio or video recording under Subsection (d-1)(4), the school
143		-	district shall post the minutes and audio or video recording on the
144		-	district's Internet website, if the district has an Internet
145		-	website.
146		-	(e-1) The board of trustees shall adopt a policy
147		-	establishing a process for the adoption of curriculum materials for
148		-	the school district's human sexuality instruction. The policy must
149		-	require:
150		-	(1) the board to adopt a resolution convening the
151		-	local school health advisory council for the purpose of making
152		-	recommendations regarding the curriculum materials;
153		-	(2) the local school health advisory council to:
154		-	(A) after the board's adoption of the resolution
155		-	under Subdivision (1), hold at least two public meetings on the
156		-	curriculum materials before adopting recommendations; and
157		-	(B) provide the recommendations adopted under
158		-	Paragraph (A) to the board at a public meeting of the board; and
159		-	(3) the board, after receipt of the local school
160		-	health advisory council's recommendations under Subdivision (2),
161		-	to take action on the adoption of the recommendations by a record
162		-	vote at a public meeting.
163		-	(e-2) Curriculum materials proposed to be adopted for the
164		-	school district's human sexuality instruction must be made
165		-	available as provided by Subsection (j)(1) or (2)(A) or (C), as
166		-	applicable.
167		-	(e-3) Before adopting curriculum materials for the school
168		-	district's human sexuality instruction, the board of trustees shall
169		-	ensure that the curriculum materials are:
170		-	(1) based on the advice of the local school health
171		-	advisory council;
172		-	(2) suitable for the subject and grade level for which
173		-	the curriculum materials are intended; and
174		-	(3) reviewed by academic experts in the subject and
175		-	grade level for which the curriculum materials are intended.
176		-	(h) The board of trustees shall determine the specific
177		-	content of the district's instruction in human sexuality, in
178		-	accordance with this section [Subsections (e), (f), and (g)].
179		-	(i) Before each school year, a school district shall provide
180		-	written notice to a parent of each student enrolled in the district
181		-	of the board of trustees' decision regarding whether the district
182		-	will provide human sexuality instruction to district students. If
183		-	instruction will be provided, the notice must include:
184		-	(1) a [summary of the basic content of the district's
185		-	human sexuality instruction to be provided to the student,
186		-	including a] statement informing the parent of the human sexuality
187		-	instruction [instructional] requirements under state law;
188		-	(2) a detailed description of the content of the
189		-	district's human sexuality instruction and a general schedule on
190		-	which the instruction will be provided;
191		-	(3) a statement of the parent's right to:
192		-	(A) at the parent's discretion, review or
193		-	purchase a copy of curriculum materials as provided by Subsection
194		-	(j); [and]
195		-	(B) remove the student from any part of the
196		-	district's human sexuality instruction without subjecting the
197		-	student to any disciplinary action, academic penalty, or other
198		-	sanction imposed by the district or the student's school; and
199		-	(C) use the grievance procedure as provided by
200		-	Subsection (i-1) or the appeals process under Section 7.057
201		-	concerning a complaint of a violation of this section;
202		-	(4) a statement that any curriculum materials in the
203		-	public domain used for the district's human sexuality instruction
204		-	must be posted on the district's Internet website, if the district
205		-	has an Internet website, and the Internet website address at which
206		-	the curriculum materials are located; and
207		-	(5) [(3)] information describing the opportunities
208		-	for parental involvement in the development of the curriculum to be
209		-	used in human sexuality instruction, including information
210		-	regarding the local school health advisory council established
211		-	under Subsection (a).
212		-	(i-1) A parent may use the grievance procedure adopted under
213		-	Section 26.011 concerning a complaint of a violation of this
214		-	section [Subsection (i)].
215		-	(i-2) Before a student may be provided with human sexuality
216		-	instruction, a school district must obtain the written consent of
217		-	the student's parent. A request for written consent under this
218		-	subsection:
219		-	(1) may not be included with any other notification or
220		-	request for written consent provided to the parent, other than the
221		-	notice provided under Subsection (i); and
222		-	(2) must be provided to the parent not later than the
223		-	14th day before the date on which the human sexuality instruction
224		-	begins.
225		-	(i-3) Subsection (i-2) and this subsection expire August 1,
226		-	2024.
227		-	(j) A school district shall make all curriculum materials
228		-	used in the district's human sexuality instruction available by:
229		-	(1) for curriculum materials in the public domain:
230		-	(A) providing a copy of the curriculum materials
231		-	by mail or e-mail to a parent of a student enrolled in the district
232		-	on the parent's request; and
233		-	(B) posting the curriculum materials on the
234		-	district's Internet website, if the district has an Internet
235		-	website; and
236		-	(2) for copyrighted curriculum materials, allowing a
237		-	parent of a student enrolled in the district to:
238		-	(A) review the curriculum materials at the
239		-	student's campus at any time during regular business hours;
240		-	(B) purchase a copy of the curriculum materials
241		-	from the publisher as provided by the district's purchase agreement
242		-	for the curriculum materials under Subsection (j-1); or
243		-	(C) review the curriculum materials online
244		-	through a secure electronic account in a manner that prevents the
245		-	curriculum materials from being copied and that otherwise complies
246		-	with copyright law [for reasonable public inspection].
247		-	(j-1) If a school district purchases from a publisher
248		-	copyrighted curriculum materials for use in the district's human
249		-	sexuality instruction, the district shall ensure that the purchase
250		-	agreement provides for a means by which a parent of a student
251		-	enrolled in the district may purchase a copy of the curriculum
252		-	materials from the publisher at a price that does not exceed the
253		-	price per unit paid by the district for the curriculum materials.
254		-	(p) In this section:
255		-	(1) "Curriculum materials" includes the curriculum,
256		-	teacher training materials, and any other materials used in
257		-	providing instruction.
258		-	(2) "Human sexuality instruction," "instruction in
259		-	human sexuality," and "instruction relating to human sexuality"
260		-	include instruction in reproductive health.
261		-	SECTION 8. Section 28.0062(a), Education Code, is amended
	82	+	(h) In addition to the penalty provided by Section 37.10,
	83	+	Penal Code, a person who knowingly falsifies information on a form
	84	+	required for enrollment of a student in a school district is liable
	85	+	to the district if the student is not eligible for enrollment in the
	86	+	district but is enrolled on the basis of the false information. The
	87	+	person is liable, for the period during which the ineligible
	88	+	student is enrolled, for [the greater of:
	89	+	[(1) the maximum tuition fee the district may charge
	90	+	under Section 25.038; or
	91	+	[(2)] the amount the district has budgeted for each
	92	+	student as maintenance and operating expenses.
	93	+	SECTION 5. Section 28.0062(a), Education Code, is amended
262	94		to read as follows:
263	95		(a) Each school district and open-enrollment charter school
264	96		shall:
265	97		(1) provide for the use of a phonics curriculum that
266	98		uses systematic direct instruction in kindergarten through third
267	99		grade to ensure all students obtain necessary early literacy
268	100		skills;
269	101		(2) ensure that:
270	102		(A) not later than the 2022-2023 [2021-2022]
271	103		school year, each classroom teacher in kindergarten or first,
272	104		second, or third grade and each principal at a campus with
273	105		kindergarten or first, second, or third grade has attended a
274	106		teacher literacy achievement academy developed under Section
275	107		21.4552; and
276	108		(B) each classroom teacher and each principal
277	109		initially employed in a grade level or at a campus described by
278	110		Paragraph (A) for the 2022-2023 [2021-2022] school year or a
279	111		subsequent school year has attended a teacher literacy achievement
280	112		academy developed under Section 21.4552 by the end of [before] the
281	113		teacher's or principal's first year of placement in that grade level
282	114		or campus; and
283	115		(3) certify to the agency that the district or school:
284	116		(A) prioritizes placement of highly effective
285	117		teachers in kindergarten through second grade; and
286	118		(B) has integrated reading instruments used to
287	119		diagnose reading development and comprehension to support each
288	120		student in prekindergarten through third grade.
289		-	SECTION 9. Section 29.026, Education Code, is amended by
290		-	amending Subsections (c), (h), (k), and (o) and adding Subsection
291		-	(l-1) to read as follows:
292		-	(c) A program is eligible for a grant under this section if
293		-	the program:
294		-	(1) [the program operates as an independent campus or
295		-	a separate program from the campus in which the program is located,
296		-	with a separate budget;
297		-	[(2) the program] incorporates:
298		-	(A) evidence-based and research-based design;
299		-	(B) the use of empirical data on student
300		-	achievement and improvement;
301		-	(C) parental support and collaboration;
302		-	(D) the use of technology;
303		-	(E) meaningful inclusion; and
304		-	(F) the ability to replicate the program for
305		-	students statewide; and
306		-	(2) [(3) the program] gives priority for enrollment
307		-	to students with autism[;
308		-	[(4) the program limits enrollment and services to
309		-	students who are:
310		-	[(A) at least three years of age; and
311		-	[(B) younger than nine years of age or are
312		-	enrolled in the third grade or a lower grade level; and
313		-	[(5) the program allows a student who turns nine years
314		-	of age or older during a school year to remain in the program until
315		-	the end of that school year].
316		-	(h) [The commissioner shall award grants to fund not more
317		-	than 10 programs that meet the eligibility criteria under
318		-	Subsection (c).] In selecting programs to receive a grant under
319		-	this section, the commissioner shall prioritize programs that are
320		-	collaborations between multiple school districts, multiple charter
321		-	schools, or school districts and charter schools. The selected
322		-	programs must reflect the diversity of this state.
323		-	(k) The commissioner shall use [set aside an amount not to
324		-	exceed $20 million from the total amount of] funds appropriated or
325		-	otherwise available [for the 2018-2019 fiscal biennium] to fund
326		-	grants under this section. [The commissioner shall use $10 million
327		-	for the purposes of this section for each school year in the state
328		-	fiscal biennium. A grant recipient may not receive more than $1
329		-	million for the 2018-2019 fiscal biennium. The commissioner shall
330		-	reduce each district's and charter school's allotment
331		-	proportionally to account for funds allocated under this section.]
332		-	(l-1) A regional education service center may administer
333		-	grants awarded under this section.
334		-	(o) This section expires September 1, 2023 [2021].
335		-	SECTION 10. Section 29.027, Education Code, is amended to
336		-	read as follows:
337		-	Sec. 29.027. GRANT PROGRAM PROVIDING TRAINING IN [SERVICES
338		-	TO STUDENTS WITH] DYSLEXIA FOR TEACHERS AND STAFF. (a) The
339		-	commissioner shall establish a program to award grants to school
340		-	districts and open-enrollment charter schools to increase local
341		-	capacity to appropriately serve [that provide innovative services
342		-	to] students with dyslexia.
343		-	(b) A school district, including a school district acting
344		-	through a district charter issued under Subchapter C, Chapter 12,
345		-	or [and] an open-enrollment charter school, including a charter
346		-	school that primarily serves students with disabilities, as
347		-	provided under Section 12.1014, is eligible to [may] apply for a
348		-	grant under this section[.
349		-	[(c) A program is eligible for a grant under this section]
350		-	if the district or school submits to the commissioner a proposal on
351		-	the use of grant funds that:
352		-	(1) [the program operates as an independent campus or
353		-	a separate program from the campus in which the program is located,
354		-	with a separate budget;
355		-	[(2) the program] incorporates[:
356		-	[(A)] evidence-based and research-based design;
357		-	and
358		-	(2) increases local capacity to appropriately serve
359		-	students with dyslexia by providing:
360		-	(A) high-quality training to classroom teachers
361		-	and administrators in meeting the needs of students with dyslexia;
362		-	or
363		-	(B) training to intervention staff resulting in
364		-	appropriate credentialing related to dyslexia [the use of empirical
365		-	data on student achievement and improvement;
366		-	[(C) parental support and collaboration;
367		-	[(D) the use of technology;
368		-	[(E) meaningful inclusion; and
369		-	[(F) the ability to replicate the program for
370		-	students statewide;
371		-	[(3) the program gives priority for enrollment to
372		-	students with dyslexia;
373		-	[(4) the program limits enrollment and services to
374		-	students who are:
375		-	[(A) at least three years of age; and
376		-	[(B) younger than nine years of age or are
377		-	enrolled in the third grade or a lower grade level; and
378		-	[(5) the program allows a student who turns nine years
379		-	of age or older during a school year to remain in the program until
380		-	the end of that school year].
381		-	(c) [(d) A school district or open-enrollment charter
382		-	school may not:
383		-	[(1) charge a fee for the program, other than those
384		-	authorized by law for students in public schools;
385		-	[(2) require a parent to enroll a child in the program;
386		-	[(3) allow an admission, review, and dismissal
387		-	committee to place a student in the program without the written
388		-	consent of the student's parent or guardian; or
389		-	[(4) continue the placement of a student in the
390		-	program after the student's parent or guardian revokes consent, in
391		-	writing, to the student's placement in the program.
392		-	[(e) A program under this section may:
393		-	[(1) alter the length of the school day or school year
394		-	or the number of minutes of instruction received by students;
395		-	[(2) coordinate services with private or
396		-	community-based providers;
397		-	[(3) allow the enrollment of students without
398		-	disabilities or with other disabilities, if approved by the
399		-	commissioner; and
400		-	[(4) adopt staff qualifications and staff to student
401		-	ratios that differ from the applicable requirements of this title.
402		-	[(f) The commissioner shall adopt rules creating an
403		-	application and selection process for grants awarded under this
404		-	section.
405		-	[(g)] The commissioner shall create an external panel of
406		-	stakeholders, including parents of students with disabilities, to
407		-	provide assistance in the selection of applications for the award
408		-	of grants under this section.
409		-	(d) [(h) The commissioner shall award grants to fund not
410		-	more than 10 programs that meet the eligibility criteria under
411		-	Subsection (c). In selecting programs, the commissioner shall
412		-	prioritize programs that are collaborations between multiple
413		-	school districts, multiple charter schools, or school districts and
414		-	charter schools. The selected programs must reflect the diversity
415		-	of this state.
416		-	[(i)] The commissioner shall select grant recipients
417		-	[programs] and award grant funds [to those programs] beginning in
418		-	the 2021-2022 [2018-2019] school year. The grants [selected
419		-	programs] are to be awarded [funded] for two years.
420		-	(e) [(j)] A grant awarded to a school district or
421		-	open-enrollment charter school under this section is in addition to
422		-	the Foundation School Program funds that the district or charter
423		-	school is otherwise entitled to receive. A grant awarded under this
424		-	section may not come out of Foundation School Program funds.
425		-	(f) [(k)] The commissioner shall use [set aside an amount
426		-	not to exceed $20 million from the total amount of] funds
427		-	appropriated or otherwise available [for the 2018-2019 fiscal
428		-	biennium] to fund grants under this section. [The commissioner
429		-	shall use $10 million for the purposes of this section for each
430		-	school year in the state fiscal biennium. A grant recipient may not
431		-	receive more than $1 million for the 2018-2019 fiscal biennium. The
432		-	commissioner shall reduce each district's and charter school's
433		-	allotment proportionally to account for funds allocated under this
434		-	section.]
435		-	(g) [(l)] The commissioner and any grant recipient
436		-	[program] selected under this section may accept gifts, grants, and
437		-	donations from any public or private source, person, or group to
438		-	implement and administer the grant [program]. The commissioner and
439		-	any grant recipient [program] selected under this section may not
440		-	require any financial contribution from parents to implement and
441		-	administer the grant [program].
442		-	(h) A regional education service center may administer
443		-	grants awarded under this section.
444		-	(i) [(m) The commissioner may consider a student with
445		-	dyslexia who is enrolled in a program funded under this section as
446		-	funded in a mainstream placement, regardless of the amount of time
447		-	the student receives services in a regular classroom setting.
448		-	[(n) Not later than December 31, 2020, the commissioner
449		-	shall publish a report on the grant program established under this
450		-	section. The report must include:
451		-	[(1) recommendations for statutory or funding changes
452		-	necessary to implement successful innovations in the education of
453		-	students with dyslexia; and
454		-	[(2) data on the academic and functional achievements
455		-	of students enrolled in a program that received a grant under this
456		-	section.
457		-	[(o)] This section expires September 1, 2023 [2021].
458		-	SECTION 11. Section 29.153(d-1), Education Code, is amended
	121	+	SECTION 6. Section 29.153(d-1), Education Code, is amended
459	122		to read as follows:
460	123		(d-1) A district may not receive an exemption under
461	124		Subsection (d) unless the district has solicited [and considered at
462	125		a public meeting] proposals for partnerships with public or private
463	126		entities regarding prekindergarten classes required under this
464	127		section in accordance with guidance provided by the agency
465	128		regarding soliciting partnerships and considered submitted
466	129		proposals at a public meeting. A decision of the board of trustees
467	130		regarding a partnership described by this subsection is final.
468		-	SECTION 12. Subchapter Z, Chapter 29, Education Code, is
469		-	amended by adding Sections 29.929, 29.930, 29.931, 29.932, 29.933,
470		-	and 29.934 to read as follows:
471		-	Sec. 29.929. PROGRAMS TO ENSURE ONE-TIME INTENSIVE
472		-	EDUCATIONAL SUPPORTS FOR OVERCOMING COVID-19 PANDEMIC IMPACT. (a)
473		-	From state discretionary funds under Section 313(e), Coronavirus
474		-	Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (Div. M,
475		-	Pub. L. No. 116-260, reprinted in note, 20 U.S.C. Section 3401) and
476		-	Section 2001(f), American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L.
477		-	No. 117-2, reprinted in note, 20 U.S.C. Section 3401) and other
478		-	funds appropriated, the agency shall establish programs that assist
479		-	school districts and open-enrollment charter schools in
480		-	implementing intensive supports to ensure students perform at grade
481		-	level and graduate demonstrating college, career, or military
482		-	readiness. Programs established under this section must include:
483		-	(1) expanding learning options for:
484		-	(A) Pathways in Technology Early College High
485		-	School (P-TECH) programs in participating school districts under
486		-	Subchapter N, Chapter 29;
487		-	(B) the Texas Regional Pathways Network; and
488		-	(C) the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant
489		-	Program under Chapter 134;
490		-	(2) supplemental instructional supports, including
491		-	tutoring; and
492		-	(3) COVID-19 learning acceleration supports,
493		-	including:
494		-	(A) innovation in curriculum and instruction;
495		-	(B) diagnosing student mastery;
496		-	(C) extended instructional time; and
497		-	(D) supports for teachers.
498		-	(b) The agency may take actions as necessary in implementing
499		-	intensive supports under Subsection (a), including providing
500		-	grants to school districts, open-enrollment charter schools, and
501		-	regional education service centers.
502		-	Sec. 29.930. USE OF ONE-TIME FEDERAL DISCRETIONARY COVID-19
503		-	FUNDING TO ENSURE GRADE LEVEL SUPPORT AND REIMBURSEMENTS. (a) To
504		-	ensure additional resources to pay for unreimbursed costs due to
505		-	the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and for intensive
506		-	educational supports for students not performing satisfactorily,
507		-	for each of the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years, except as
508		-	provided by Subsection (c), from state discretionary funds under
509		-	Section 2001(f), American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L.
510		-	No. 117-2, reprinted in note, 20 U.S.C. Section 3401), the agency
511		-	shall provide to each school district and open-enrollment charter
512		-	school an allotment in an amount equal to the sum of:
513		-	(1) $208.35 for each student enrolled in the district
514		-	or charter school; and
515		-	(2) $1,290 for each student enrolled in the district
516		-	or charter school during the 2020-2021 school year multiplied by
517		-	the percentage of students at the district or charter school who are
518		-	not performing satisfactorily, as determined under Subsection (b).
519		-	(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(2), the agency shall
520		-	determine the percentage of students not performing satisfactorily
521		-	by:
522		-	(1) dividing the number of students who did not
523		-	perform satisfactorily on an assessment instrument administered
524		-	under Section 39.023 by the total number of students who were
525		-	administered assessment instruments under Section 39.023 during
526		-	the 2018-2019 school year; and
527		-	(2) increasing the resulting number under Subdivision
528		-	(1) by:
529		-	(A) for the 2021-2022 school year, 40 percent;
530		-	and
531		-	(B) for the 2022-2023 school year, 20 percent.
532		-	(c) The agency shall reduce the amount of the allotment that
533		-	a school district or open-enrollment charter school receives under
534		-	Subsection (a) by the amount that the district or charter school
535		-	receives from the local educational agency subgrants under Section
536		-	313(c), Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental
537		-	Appropriations Act, 2021 (Div. M, Pub. L. No. 116-260, reprinted in
538		-	note, 20 U.S.C. Section 3401) and Section 2001(d), American Rescue
539		-	Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2, reprinted in note, 20 U.S.C.
540		-	Section 3401).
541		-	(d) If the allotment provided to a school district or
542		-	open-enrollment charter school under Subsection (a) is reduced in
543		-	accordance with Subsection (c), the agency shall provide the total
544		-	allotment amount to which the district or charter school is
545		-	entitled for the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years to the
546		-	district or charter school in an equal amount each year.
547		-	(e) An allotment provided to a school district or
548		-	open-enrollment charter school under this section may not reduce
549		-	funding to which the district or charter school is otherwise
550		-	entitled.
551		-	(f) The agency may not provide allotments to school
552		-	districts and open-enrollment charter schools under this section
553		-	after the 2022-2023 school year.
554		-	(g) This section expires September 1, 2024.
555		-	Sec. 29.931. BROADBAND TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS.
556		-	From appropriated state funds or other funds, including federal
557		-	funds, available for this section, the agency shall provide
558		-	technical assistance to school districts and open-enrollment
559		-	charter schools to ensure Internet access for students who have
560		-	limited or no access to the Internet.
561		-	Sec. 29.932. ONE-TIME TECHNOLOGY REIMBURSEMENT. (a) Using
562		-	state discretionary funds under Section 18003(e), Coronavirus Aid,
563		-	Relief, and Economic Security Act (Title VIII, Div. B, Pub. L.
564		-	No. 116-136, reprinted in note, 20 U.S.C. Section 3401), and
565		-	Section 313(c), Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental
566		-	Appropriations Act, 2021 (Div. M, Pub. L. No. 116-260, reprinted in
567		-	note, 20 U.S.C. Section 3401), the agency shall provide
568		-	reimbursement for technology acquisitions made by school districts
569		-	and open-enrollment charter schools before February 28, 2021.
570		-	(b) This section expires September 1, 2023.
571		-	Sec. 29.933. LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT ON COVID-19 STATE
572		-	RESPONSE. (a) At least quarterly, the agency shall update the
573		-	entities listed under Subsection (b) regarding the state response
574		-	to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic with respect to
575		-	public education matters, including:
576		-	(1) the implementation of and distribution of funds
577		-	under the following programs:
578		-	(A) programs to ensure one-time intensive
579		-	educational supports for overcoming COVID-19 pandemic impact under
580		-	Section 29.929;
581		-	(B) the use of one-time federal discretionary
582		-	COVID-19 funding to ensure grade level support and reimbursements
583		-	under Section 29.930;
584		-	(C) broadband technical support for students
585		-	under Section 29.931; and
586		-	(D) one-time technology reimbursement under
587		-	Section 29.932; and
588		-	(2) the use of state discretionary funds under:
589		-	(A) Section 18003(e), Coronavirus Aid, Relief,
590		-	and Economic Security Act (Title VIII, Div. B, Pub. L. No. 116-136,
591		-	reprinted in note, 20 U.S.C. Section 3401); and
592		-	(B) Section 313(e), Coronavirus Response and
593		-	Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (Div. M, Pub. L.
594		-	No. 116-260, reprinted in note, 20 U.S.C. Section 3401).
595		-	(b) The agency shall update, in accordance with Subsection
596		-	(a), the following entities:
597		-	(1) the office of the governor;
598		-	(2) the office of the lieutenant governor;
599		-	(3) the office of the speaker of the house of
600		-	representatives;
601		-	(4) the office of the chair of the Senate Committee on
602		-	Finance;
603		-	(5) the office of the chair of the House Committee on
604		-	Appropriations;
605		-	(6) the office of the chair of the Senate Committee on
606		-	Education; and
607		-	(7) the office of the chair of the House Committee on
608		-	Public Education.
609		-	(c) This section expires September 1, 2024.
610		-	Sec. 29.934. RESOURCE CAMPUS. (a) A school district campus
611		-	that is eligible under Subsection (b) may apply to the commissioner
612		-	to be designated as a resource campus that provides quality
613		-	education and enrichment for campus students.
614		-	(b) To apply to be designated as a resource campus under
615		-	this section, the campus must have received an overall performance
616		-	rating under Section 39.054 of F for four years over a 10-year
617		-	period of time.
618		-	(c) A campus notified by the commissioner under Subsection
619		-	(f) that the campus has been designated as a resource campus
620		-	qualifies for funding as provided by Section 48.252 for each year
621		-	the campus maintains approval to operate as a resource campus
622		-	regardless of whether the campus is unacceptable or does not
623		-	qualify under Subsection (b).
624		-	(d) To be designated as a resource campus, the campus must:
625		-	(1) implement a targeted improvement plan as described
626		-	by Chapter 39A and establish a school community partnership team;
627		-	(2) adopt an accelerated campus excellence turnaround
628		-	plan as provided by Section 39A.105(b) except that a classroom
629		-	teacher who satisfies the requirements for demonstrated
630		-	instructional effectiveness under Section 39A.105(b)(3) must also
631		-	hold a current designation assigned under Section 21.3521;
632		-	(3) be in a school district that has adopted an
633		-	approved local optional teacher designation system under Section
634		-	21.3521;
635		-	(4) satisfy certain staff criteria by:
636		-	(A) requiring a principal or teacher employed at
637		-	the campus before the designation to apply for a position to
638		-	continue at the campus;
639		-	(B) employing only teachers who have at least
640		-	three years of teaching experience;
641		-	(C) employing at least one school counselor for
642		-	every 300 students; and
643		-	(D) employing at least one appropriately
644		-	licensed professional to assist with the social and emotional needs
645		-	of students and staff, who must be a:
646		-	(i) family and community liaison;
647		-	(ii) clinical social worker;
648		-	(iii) specialist in school psychology; or
649		-	(iv) professional counselor;
650		-	(5) implement a positive behavior program as provided
651		-	by Section 37.0013;
652		-	(6) implement a family engagement plan as described by
653		-	Section 29.168;
654		-	(7) develop and implement a plan to use high quality
655		-	instructional materials;
656		-	(8) if the campus is an elementary campus, operate the
657		-	campus for a school year that qualifies for funding under Section
658		-	48.0051; and
659		-	(9) annually submit to the commissioner data and
660		-	information required by the commissioner to assess fidelity of
661		-	implementation.
662		-	(e) On the request of a school district, the agency shall
663		-	assist the district in:
664		-	(1) applying for designation of a district campus as a
665		-	resource campus; and
666		-	(2) developing and implementing a plan to operate a
667		-	district campus as a resource campus.
668		-	(f) The commissioner shall notify a campus if it has been
669		-	designated as a resource campus not later than the 60th day after
670		-	the date the commissioner receives the request for the designation.
671		-	(g) A campus approved to operate as a resource campus must
672		-	annually submit to the commissioner data and information requested
673		-	by the commissioner for purposes of determining whether the campus
674		-	has met the measure of fidelity of implementation required to
675		-	maintain status as a resource campus.
676		-	(h) If a campus fails to maintain status as a resource
677		-	campus for two consecutive years, the campus is not eligible for
678		-	designation as a resource campus. A campus subject to this
679		-	subsection may reapply for designation as a resource campus if the
680		-	campus qualifies under Subsection (b).
681		-	(i) A decision by the commissioner regarding whether to
682		-	designate a campus as a resource campus is final and may not be
683		-	appealed.
684		-	(j) The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to implement
685		-	this section.
686		-	SECTION 13. Section 31.0211(c), Education Code, is amended
	131	+	SECTION 7. Section 31.0211(c), Education Code, is amended
687	132		to read as follows:
688	133		(c) Subject to Subsection (d), funds allotted under this
689	134		section may be used to:
690	135		(1) purchase:
691	136		(A) materials on the list adopted by the
692	137		commissioner, as provided by Section 31.0231;
693	138		(B) instructional materials, regardless of
694	139		whether the instructional materials are on the list adopted under
695	140		Section 31.024;
696	141		(C) consumable instructional materials,
697	142		including workbooks;
698	143		(D) instructional materials for use in bilingual
699	144		education classes, as provided by Section 31.029;
700	145		(E) instructional materials for use in college
701	146		preparatory courses under Section 28.014, as provided by Section
702	147		31.031;
703	148		(F) supplemental instructional materials, as
704	149		provided by Section 31.035;
705	150		(G) state-developed open education resource
706	151		instructional materials, as provided by Subchapter B-1;
707	152		(H) instructional materials and technological
708	153		equipment under any continuing contracts of the district in effect
709	154		on September 1, 2011;
710	155		(I) technological equipment necessary to support
711	156		the use of materials included on the list adopted by the
712	157		commissioner under Section 31.0231 or any instructional materials
713	158		purchased with an allotment under this section; and
714	159		(J) inventory software or systems for storing,
715	160		managing, and accessing instructional materials and analyzing the
716	161		usage and effectiveness of the instructional materials; and
717	162		(2) pay:
718	163		(A) for training educational personnel directly
719	164		involved in student learning in the appropriate use of
720	165		instructional materials and for providing for access to
721	166		technological equipment for instructional use; [and]
722	167		(B) the salary and other expenses of an employee
723	168		who provides technical support for the use of technological
724	169		equipment directly involved in student learning; and
725	170		(C) for costs associated with distance learning,
726	171		including Wi-Fi, Internet access hotspots, wireless network
727	172		service, broadband service, and other services and technological
728	173		equipment necessary to facilitate Internet access.
729		-	SECTION 14. Section 32.155, Education Code, is amended to
730		-	read as follows:
731		-	Sec. 32.155. PROTECTION OF COVERED INFORMATION. (a) An
732		-	operator must implement and maintain reasonable security
733		-	procedures and practices designed to protect any covered
734		-	information from unauthorized access, deletion, use, modification,
735		-	or disclosure.
736		-	(b) Any operator that has been approved by the agency or had
737		-	a product adopted by the agency and possesses any covered
738		-	information must use the unique identifier established by the Texas
739		-	Student Data System (TSDS) or a successor data management system
740		-	maintained by the agency for any account creation, data upload,
741		-	data transmission, analysis, or reporting to mask all personally
742		-	identifiable student information. The operator shall adhere to a
743		-	state-required student data sharing agreement that includes an
744		-	established unique identifier standard for all operators as
745		-	prescribed by the agency.
746		-	(c) In addition to including the unique identifier in
747		-	releasing information as provided by Subsection (b), an operator
748		-	may include any other data field identified by the agency or by a
749		-	school district, open-enrollment charter school, regional
750		-	education service center, or other local education agency as
751		-	necessary for the information being released to be useful.
752		-	(d) A school district, open-enrollment charter school,
753		-	regional education service center, or other local education agency
754		-	may include additional data fields in an agreement with an operator
755		-	or the amendment of an agreement with an operator under this
756		-	section. An operator may agree to include the additional data
757		-	fields requested by a school district, open-enrollment charter
758		-	school, regional education service center, or other local education
759		-	agency but may not require that additional data fields be included.
760		-	(e) A school district, open-enrollment charter school,
761		-	regional education service center, or other local education agency
762		-	may require an operator that contracts directly with the entity to
763		-	adhere to a state-required student data sharing agreement that
764		-	includes the use of an established unique identifier standard for
765		-	all operators as prescribed by the agency.
766		-	(f) A national assessment provider who receives covered
767		-	information from a student or from a school district or campus on
768		-	behalf of a student is not required to comply with Subsection (b) or
769		-	(e) if the provider receives the covered information solely to
770		-	provide access to:
771		-	(1) employment, educational scholarships, financial
772		-	aid, or postsecondary educational opportunities; or
773		-	(2) educational resources for middle school, junior
774		-	high school, or high school students.
775		-	(g) The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to
776		-	administer this section.
777		-	SECTION 15. Subchapter Z, Chapter 33, Education Code, is
778		-	amended by adding Section 33.913 to read as follows:
779		-	Sec. 33.913. TUTORING PROGRAM. (a) A member of a nonprofit
780		-	teacher organization or a person who is not a member but meets the
781		-	requirements under Subsection (b) may participate in a tutoring
782		-	program in accordance with this section to provide supplemental
783		-	instruction to students in kindergarten through grade 12 on an
784		-	individualized or small-group basis.
785		-	(b) To participate in the program as a tutor, a person must:
786		-	(1) be an active or retired teacher;
787		-	(2) apply for the position in a manner specified by the
788		-	nonprofit organization;
789		-	(3) designate in the application whether the person
790		-	plans to provide tutoring:
791		-	(A) for compensation, on a volunteer basis, or
792		-	both; and
793		-	(B) in person, online, or both; and
794		-	(4) not be included in the registry of persons not
795		-	eligible for employment by a public school under Section 22.092.
796		-	(c) The superintendent or chief executive officer of each
797		-	school district or open-enrollment charter school or the person
798		-	designated by the superintendent or chief executive officer shall:
799		-	(1) oversee the tutoring program within the district
800		-	or school; and
801		-	(2) not later than the last day of each semester,
802		-	submit a report to the board of trustees of the district or the
803		-	governing body of the school that includes, with respect to that
804		-	semester:
805		-	(A) the number of active or retired teachers who
806		-	contacted the district or school to offer tutoring services to
807		-	students in the district or school; and
808		-	(B) the number of active or retired teachers who
809		-	were used by the district or school as a tutor on a volunteer basis
810		-	or employed by the district or school to provide tutoring services
811		-	for compensation.
812		-	(d) A school district or open-enrollment charter school may
813		-	use any available local, state, or federal funds to provide
814		-	compensation to a person participating in the program as a tutor who
815		-	is providing tutoring for compensation under the program.
816		-	(e) If an active or retired teacher who has been approved
817		-	for participation in the tutoring program contacts a school
818		-	district or open-enrollment charter school to provide tutoring to
819		-	students in the district or school and the district or school needs
820		-	tutoring assistance, the district or school may:
821		-	(1) if the teacher is providing tutoring services on a
822		-	volunteer basis, use the volunteer tutoring services provided by
823		-	the teacher; or
824		-	(2) if the district or school has local, state, or
825		-	federal funds for purposes of the tutoring program and the teacher
826		-	is providing tutoring services for compensation, employ the teacher
827		-	as a tutor.
828		-	(f) At least quarterly, each nonprofit organization
829		-	participating in the tutoring program shall provide to the
830		-	organization's members:
831		-	(1) a description of the tutoring program and guidance
832		-	on how to participate in the program; and
833		-	(2) the contact information of each person described
834		-	by Subsection (c) for the school district in which the member
835		-	resides, any open-enrollment charter schools located within that
836		-	district, and any adjacent districts.
837		-	(g) This section does not create a cause of action or
838		-	liability or an obligation or duty that provides a basis for a cause
839		-	of action or liability against a nonprofit teacher organization
840		-	approved by the commissioner for the purpose of participating in
841		-	the tutoring program for any action taken by a member of the
842		-	organization participating in the program as a tutor.
843		-	SECTION 16. Section 37.108(b-1), Education Code, is amended
	174	+	SECTION 8. Section 37.108(b-1), Education Code, is amended
844	175		to read as follows:
845	176		(b-1) In a school district's safety and security audit
846	177		required under Subsection (b), the district must certify that the
847	178		district used the funds provided to the district through the school
848	179		safety allotment under Section 48.115 [42.168] only for the
849	180		purposes provided by that section.
850		-	SECTION 17. Section 39.0261, Education Code, is amended by
	181	+	SECTION 9. Section 39.0261, Education Code, is amended by
851	182		adding Subsection (a-1) and amending Subsection (b) to read as
852	183		follows:
853	184		(a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(3), the commissioner
854	185		by rule may allow a student to take at state cost an assessment
855	186		instrument described by that subdivision if circumstances existed
856	187		that prevented the student from taking the assessment instrument
857	188		before the student graduated from high school.
858	189		(b) The agency shall:
859	190		(1) select and approve vendors of the specific
860	191		assessment instruments administered under this section and
861	192		negotiate with each approved vendor a price for each assessment
862	193		instrument; and
863	194		(2) provide reimbursement to a school district in the
864	195		amount negotiated under Subdivision (1) for [all fees associated
865	196		with] the administration of the assessment instrument from funds
866	197		appropriated for that purpose.
867		-	SECTION 18. Section 39.053(g-4), Education Code, is amended
	198	+	SECTION 10. Section 39.053(g-4), Education Code, is amended
868	199		to read as follows:
869	200		(g-4) For purposes of the computation of dropout and
870	201		completion rates such as high school graduation rates under
871	202		Subsection (c)(1)(B)(ix), the commissioner shall exclude a student
872	203		who was reported as having dropped out of school under Section
873	204		48.009(b-4) [42.006(a-9)], and the student may not be considered to
874	205		have dropped out from the school district or campus in which the
875	206		student was last enrolled.
876		-	SECTION 19. Subchapter D, Chapter 39, Education Code, is
877		-	amended by adding Section 39.087 to read as follows:
878		-	Sec. 39.087. COVID-19 ADJUSTMENT FOR FINANCIAL
879		-	ACCOUNTABILITY. (a) The commissioner shall adjust the financial
880		-	accountability rating system under Section 39.082 to account for
881		-	the impact of financial practices necessary as a response to the
882		-	coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, including adjustments
883		-	required to account for federal funding and funding adjustments
884		-	under Subchapter F, Chapter 48.
885		-	(b) This section expires September 1, 2023.
886		-	SECTION 20. Section 45.0021, Education Code, is amended by
	207	+	SECTION 11. Section 45.0021, Education Code, is amended by
887	208		amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (c), (d), (e), and
888	209		(f) to read as follows:
889	210		(a) A school district may not levy [increase the rate of]
890	211		the district's maintenance taxes described by Section 45.002 at a
891	212		rate intended to create a surplus in maintenance tax revenue for the
892	213		purpose of paying the district's debt service.
893	214		(c) The agency shall:
894	215		(1) develop a method to identify school districts that
895	216		may have adopted a maintenance tax rate in violation of Subsection
896	217		(a), which must include a review of data over multiple years;
897	218		(2) for each school district identified under the
898	219		method developed under Subdivision (1), investigate as necessary to
899	220		determine whether the district has adopted a maintenance tax rate
900	221		in violation of Subsection (a);
901	222		(3) if the agency determines that a school district
902	223		has adopted a maintenance tax rate in violation of Subsection (a):
903	224		(A) order the district to comply with Subsection
904	225		(a) not later than three years after the date of the order; and
905	226		(B) assist the district in developing a
906	227		corrective action plan that, to the extent feasible, does not
907	228		result in a net increase in the district's total tax rate; and
908	229		(4) post on the agency's Internet website a list of
909	230		each school district the agency has determined to have adopted a
910	231		maintenance tax rate in violation of Subsection (a).
911	232		(d) The implementation of a corrective action plan under
912	233		Subsection (c)(3)(B) does not prohibit a school district from
913	234		increasing the district's total tax rate as necessary to achieve
914	235		other legal purposes.
915	236		(e) If a school district fails to take action under a
916	237		corrective action plan developed under Subsection (c)(3)(B), the
917	238		commissioner may reduce the district's entitlement under Chapter 48
918	239		by an amount equal to the difference between:
919	240		(1) the amount of state and local funding the district
920	241		received as a result of adopting a maintenance tax rate in violation
921	242		of Subsection (a); and
922	243		(2) the amount of state and local funding the district
923	244		would have received if the district had not adopted a maintenance
924	245		tax rate in violation of Subsection (a).
925	246		(f) This section does not prohibit a school district from:
926	247		(1) using a surplus in maintenance tax revenue to pay
927	248		the district's debt service if:
928	249		(A) the district's interest and sinking fund tax
929	250		revenue is insufficient to pay the district's debt service due to
930	251		circumstances beyond the district's control; and
931	252		(B) the use of the surplus maintenance tax
932	253		revenue to pay the district's debt service is necessary to prevent a
933	254		default on the district's debt;
934	255		(2) paying a portion of the district's maintenance tax
935	256		revenue into the tax increment fund for a reinvestment zone under
936	257		Chapter 311, Tax Code; or
937	258		(3) using money disbursed from the tax increment fund
938	259		for a reinvestment zone under Chapter 311, Tax Code, in accordance
939	260		with the agreement entered into by the district with the governing
940	261		body of the municipality or county that designated the zone under
941	262		Section 311.013(f) of that code.
942		-	SECTION 21. Section 48.005(d), Education Code, is amended
943		-	to read as follows:
944		-	(d) The commissioner may adjust the average daily
945		-	attendance of a school district in which a disaster, flood, extreme
946		-	weather condition, fuel curtailment, or other calamity has a
947		-	significant effect on the district's attendance. In addition to
948		-	providing the adjustment for the amount of instructional days
949		-	during the semester in which the calamity first occurred, an
950		-	adjustment under this section may only be provided based on a
951		-	particular calamity for an additional amount of instructional days
952		-	equivalent to one school year. The commissioner may divide the
953		-	adjustment between two consecutive school years.
954		-	SECTION 22. Section 48.009, Education Code, is amended by
	263	+	SECTION 12. Section 48.009, Education Code, is amended by
955	264		amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-4) to read as
956	265		follows:
957	266		(b) The commissioner by rule shall require each school
958	267		district and open-enrollment charter school to report through the
959	268		Public Education Information Management System information
960	269		regarding:
961	270		(1) the number of students enrolled in the district or
962	271		school who are identified as having dyslexia;
963	272		(2) the availability of school counselors, including
964	273		the number of full-time equivalent school counselors, at each
965	274		campus;
966	275		(3) the availability of expanded learning
967	276		opportunities as described by Section 33.252 at each campus;
968	277		(4) the total number of students, other than students
969	278		described by Subdivision (5), enrolled in the district or school
970	279		with whom the district or school, as applicable, used intervention
971	280		strategies, as that term is defined by Section 26.004, at any time
972	281		during the year for which the report is made; [and]
973	282		(5) the total number of students enrolled in the
974	283		district or school to whom the district or school provided aids,
975	284		accommodations, or services under Section 504, Rehabilitation Act
976	285		of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 794), at any time during the year for
977	286		which the report is made;
978	287		(6) disaggregated by campus and grade, the number of:
979	288		(A) children who are required to attend school
980	289		under Section 25.085, are not exempted under Section 25.086, and
981	290		fail to attend school without excuse for 10 or more days or parts of
982	291		days within a six-month period in the same school year;
983	292		(B) students for whom the district initiates a
984	293		truancy prevention measure under Section 25.0915(a-4); and
985	294		(C) parents of students against whom an
986	295		attendance officer or other appropriate school official has filed a
987	296		complaint under Section 25.093; and
988	297		(7) the number of students who are enrolled in a high
989	298		school equivalency program, a dropout recovery school, or an adult
990	299		education program provided under a high school diploma and industry
991	300		certification charter school program provided by the district or
992	301		school and who:
993	302		(A) are at least 18 years of age and under 26
994	303		years of age;
995	304		(B) have not previously been reported to the
996	305		agency as dropouts; and
997	306		(C) enroll in the program at the district or
998	307		school after not attending school for a period of at least nine
999	308		months.
1000	309		(b-4) A student reported under Subsection (b)(7) as having
1001	310		enrolled in a high school equivalency program, a dropout recovery
1002	311		school, or an adult education program provided under a high school
1003	312		diploma and industry certification charter school program must be
1004	313		reported through the Public Education Information Management
1005	314		System as having previously dropped out of school.
1006		-	SECTION 23. Section 48.051, Education Code, is amended by
1007		-	adding Subsections (c-1) and (c-2) to read as follows:
1008		-	(c-1) A school district employee who received a salary
1009		-	increase under Subsection (c) from a school district for the
1010		-	2019-2020 school year is, as long as the employee remains employed
1011		-	by the same district and the district is receiving at least the same
1012		-	amount of funding as the amount of funding the district received for
1013		-	the 2019-2020 school year, entitled to salary that is at least equal
1014		-	to the salary the employee received for the 2019-2020 school year.
1015		-	This subsection does not apply if the board of trustees of the
1016		-	school district at which the employee is employed:
1017		-	(1) complies with Sections 21.4021, 21.4022, and
1018		-	21.4032 in reducing the employee's salary; and
1019		-	(2) has adopted a resolution declaring a financial
1020		-	exigency for the district under Section 44.011.
1021		-	(c-2) A reduction in the salary of a school district
1022		-	employee described by Subsection (c-1) is subject to the rights
1023		-	granted to the employee under this code.
1024		-	SECTION 24. Section 48.104, Education Code, is amended by
	315	+	SECTION 13. Section 48.104, Education Code, is amended by
1025	316		adding Subsection (e-1) and amending Subsections (j-1) and (k) to
1026	317		read as follows:
1027	318		(e-1) For each student who is a homeless child or youth as
1028	319		defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 11434a, a school district is entitled
1029	320		to an annual allotment equal to the basic allotment multiplied by
1030	321		the highest weight provided under Subsection (d).
1031	322		(j-1) In addition to other purposes for which funds
1032	323		allocated under this section may be used, those funds may also be
1033	324		used to:
1034	325		(1) provide child-care services or assistance with
1035	326		child-care expenses for students at risk of dropping out of school,
1036	327		as described by Section 29.081(d)(5); [or]
1037	328		(2) pay the costs associated with services provided
1038	329		through a life skills program in accordance with Sections
1039		-	29.085(b)(1) and (3)-(7);
	330	+	29.085(b)(1) and (3)-(7); or
1040	331		(3) pay costs for services provided by an
1041	332		instructional coach to raise student achievement at a campus in
1042		-	which educationally disadvantaged students are enrolled; or
1043		-	(4) pay expenses related to reducing the dropout rate
1044		-	and increasing the rate of high school completion, including
1045		-	expenses related to:
1046		-	(A) duties performed by attendance officers to
1047		-	support educationally disadvantaged students; and
1048		-	(B) programs that build skills related to
1049		-	managing emotions, establishing and maintaining positive
1050		-	relationships, and making responsible decisions.
	333	+	which educationally disadvantaged students are enrolled.
1051	334		(k) At least 55 percent of the funds allocated under this
1052	335		section must be used to:
1053	336		(1) fund supplemental programs and services,
1054	337		including services provided by an instructional coach, designed to
1055	338		eliminate any disparity in performance on assessment instruments
1056	339		administered under Subchapter B, Chapter 39, or disparity in the
1057	340		rates of high school completion between:
1058	341		(A) students who are educationally disadvantaged
1059	342		and students who are not educationally disadvantaged; and
1060	343		(B) students at risk of dropping out of school,
1061	344		as defined by Section 29.081, and all other students; or
1062	345		(2) support a program eligible under Title I of the
1063	346		Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as provided by Pub.
1064	347		L. No. 103-382 and its subsequent amendments, and by federal
1065	348		regulations implementing that Act.
1066		-	SECTION 25. Section 48.106, Education Code, is amended by
	349	+	SECTION 14. Section 48.106, Education Code, is amended by
1067	350		amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-1) and (d) to
1068	351		read as follows:
1069	352		(a) For each full-time equivalent student in average daily
1070	353		attendance in an approved career and technology education program
1071	354		in grades 7 through 12, a district is entitled to[:
1072	355		[(1)] an annual allotment equal to the basic
1073	356		allotment, or, if applicable, the sum of the basic allotment and the
1074	357		allotment under Section 48.101 to which the district is entitled,
1075	358		multiplied by:
1076	359		(1) 1.1 for a full-time equivalent student in career
1077	360		and technology education courses not in an approved program of
1078	361		study;
1079	362		(2) 1.28 for a full-time equivalent student in levels
1080	363		one and two career and technology education courses in an approved
1081	364		program of study, as identified by the agency [a weight of 1.35];
1082	365		and
1083	366		(3) 1.47 for a full-time equivalent student in levels
1084	367		three and four career and technology education courses in an
1085	368		approved program of study, as identified by the agency.
1086	369		(a-1) In addition to the amounts under Subsection (a), for
1087	370		each student in average daily attendance, a district is entitled to
1088	371		[(2)] $50 for each of the following in which the
1089	372		student is enrolled:
1090	373		(1) [(A) two or more advanced career and technology
1091	374		education classes for a total of three or more credits;
1092	375		[(B)] a campus designated as a P-TECH school
1093	376		under Section 29.556; or
1094	377		(2) [(C)] a campus that is a member of the New Tech
1095	378		Network and that focuses on project-based learning and work-based
1096	379		education.
1097	380		(d) The agency shall annually publish a list of career and
1098	381		technology courses that qualify for an allotment under Subsection
1099	382		(a), disaggregated by the weight for which the course qualifies.
1100		-	SECTION 26. Section 48.106(b), Education Code, is amended
	383	+	SECTION 15. Section 48.106(b), Education Code, is amended
1101	384		by amending Subdivision (1) and adding Subdivision (1-a) to read as
1102	385		follows:
1103	386		(1) "Approved [Career and technology education class"
1104	387		and "]career and technology education program":
1105	388		(A) means a sequence of career and technology
1106	389		education courses, including [include] technology applications
1107	390		courses, authorized by the State Board of Education; and
1108	391		(B) includes only courses that qualify for high
1109	392		school credit.
1110	393		(1-a) "Approved program of study" means a course
1111	394		sequence that:
1112	395		(A) provides students with the knowledge and
1113	396		skills necessary for success in the students' chosen careers; and
1114	397		(B) is approved by the agency for purposes of the
1115	398		Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century
1116	399		Act (Pub. L. No. 115-224).
1117		-	SECTION 27. Subchapter C, Chapter 48, Education Code, is
1118		-	amended by adding Section 48.109 to read as follows:
1119		-	Sec. 48.109. GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENT ALLOTMENT. (a)
1120		-	For each identified student a school district serves in a program
1121		-	for gifted and talented students that the district certifies to the
1122		-	commissioner as complying with Subchapter D, Chapter 29, a district
1123		-	is entitled to an annual allotment equal to the basic allotment
1124		-	multiplied by 0.07 for each school year or a greater amount provided
1125		-	by appropriation.
1126		-	(b) Funds allocated under this section, other than the
1127		-	amount that represents the program's share of general
1128		-	administrative costs, must be used in providing programs for gifted
1129		-	and talented students under Subchapter D, Chapter 29, including
1130		-	programs sanctioned by International Baccalaureate and Advanced
1131		-	Placement, or in developing programs for gifted and talented
1132		-	students. Each district must account for the expenditure of state
1133		-	funds as provided by rule of the State Board of Education. If by the
1134		-	end of the 12th month after receiving an allotment for developing a
1135		-	program a district has failed to implement a program, the district
1136		-	must refund the amount of the allotment to the agency within 30
1137		-	days.
1138		-	(c) Not more than five percent of a district's students in
1139		-	average daily attendance are eligible for funding under this
1140		-	section.
1141		-	(d) If the amount of state funds for which school districts
1142		-	are eligible under this section exceeds the amount of state funds
1143		-	appropriated in any year for the programs, the commissioner shall
1144		-	reduce each district's tier one allotments in the same manner
1145		-	described for a reduction in allotments under Section 48.266.
1146		-	(e) If the total amount of funds allotted under this section
1147		-	before a date set by rule of the State Board of Education is less
1148		-	than the total amount appropriated for a school year, the
1149		-	commissioner shall transfer the remainder to any program for which
1150		-	an allotment under Section 48.104 may be used.
1151		-	(f) After each district has received allotted funds for this
1152		-	program, the State Board of Education may use up to $500,000 of the
1153		-	funds allocated under this section for programs such as MATHCOUNTS,
1154		-	Future Problem Solving, Odyssey of the Mind, and Academic
1155		-	Decathlon, as long as these funds are used to train personnel and
1156		-	provide program services. To be eligible for funding under this
1157		-	subsection, a program must be determined by the State Board of
1158		-	Education to provide services that are effective and consistent
1159		-	with the state plan for gifted and talented education.
1160		-	SECTION 28. Section 48.110(f), Education Code, is amended
	400	+	SECTION 16. Section 48.110(f), Education Code, is amended
1161	401		to read as follows:
1162	402		(f) For purposes of this section, an annual graduate
1163	403		demonstrates:
1164	404		(1) college readiness if the annual graduate:
1165	405		(A) both:
1166	406		(i) achieves college readiness standards
1167	407		used for accountability purposes under Chapter 39 on the ACT, the
1168	408		SAT, or an assessment instrument designated by the Texas Higher
1169	409		Education Coordinating Board under Section 51.334; and
1170	410		(ii) [(B)] during a time period established
1171	411		by commissioner rule, enrolls at a postsecondary educational
1172	412		institution; or
1173	413		(B) earns an associate degree from a
1174	414		postsecondary educational institution approved by the Texas Higher
1175	415		Education Coordinating Board while attending high school or during
1176	416		a time period established by commissioner rule;
1177	417		(2) career readiness if the annual graduate:
1178	418		(A) achieves college readiness standards used
1179	419		for accountability purposes under Chapter 39 on the ACT, the SAT, or
1180	420		an assessment instrument designated by the Texas Higher Education
1181	421		Coordinating Board under Section 51.334; and
1182	422		(B) during a time period established by
1183	423		commissioner rule, earns an industry-accepted certificate; and
1184	424		(3) military readiness if the annual graduate:
1185	425		(A) achieves a passing score set by the
1186	426		applicable military branch on the Armed Services Vocational
1187	427		Aptitude Battery; and
1188	428		(B) during a time period established by
1189	429		commissioner rule, enlists in the armed forces of the United
1190	430		States.
1191		-	SECTION 29. Section 48.111, Education Code, is amended to
	431	+	SECTION 17. Section 48.111, Education Code, is amended to
1192	432		read as follows:
1193	433		Sec. 48.111. FAST GROWTH ALLOTMENT. (a) Except as provided
1194	434		by Subsection (c), a [A] school district [in which the growth in
1195	435		student enrollment in the district over the preceding three school
1196	436		years is in the top quartile of student enrollment growth in school
1197	437		districts in the state for that period, as determined by the
1198	438		commissioner,] is entitled to an annual allotment equal to the
1199		-	basic allotment multiplied by the applicable weight under
1200		-	Subsection (a-1) [0.04] for each enrolled student equal to the
1201		-	difference, if the difference is greater than zero, that results
1202		-	from subtracting 250 from the difference between the number of
1203		-	students enrolled in the district during the school year
	439	+	basic allotment multiplied by 0.35 [0.04] for each enrolled student
	440	+	equal to the difference, if the difference is greater than zero,
	441	+	that results from subtracting 250 from the difference between the
	442	+	number of students enrolled in the district during the school year
1204	443		immediately preceding the current school year and the number of
1205	444		students enrolled in the district during the school year six years
1206	445		preceding the current school year [in average daily attendance].
1207		-	(a-1) For purposes of Subsection (a), the agency shall
1208		-	assign the following weights:
1209		-	(1) 0.48 for each student enrolled at a district in the
1210		-	top 40 percent of districts, as determined based on the number of
1211		-	students calculated under Subsection (a);
1212		-	(2) 0.33 for each student enrolled at a district in the
1213		-	middle 30 percent of districts, as determined based on the number of
1214		-	students calculated under Subsection (a); and
1215		-	(3) 0.18 for each student enrolled at a district in the
1216		-	bottom 30 percent of districts, as determined based on the number of
1217		-	students calculated under Subsection (a).
1218		-	(a-2) Notwithstanding Subsection (a-1), for the 2021-2022
1219		-	school year, instead of using the weights under that subsection,
1220		-	the agency shall substitute the following weights:
1221		-	(1) 0.45 for each student enrolled at a district in the
1222		-	top 40 percent of districts, as determined based on the number of
1223		-	students calculated under Subsection (a);
1224		-	(2) 0.30 for each student enrolled at a district in the
1225		-	middle 30 percent of districts, as determined based on the number of
1226		-	students calculated under Subsection (a); and
1227		-	(3) 0.15 for each student enrolled at a district in the
1228		-	bottom 30 percent of districts, as determined based on the number of
1229		-	students calculated under Subsection (a).
1230		-	(a-3) Subsection (a-2) and this subsection expire September
	446	+	(a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), instead of using the
	447	+	weight of "0.35" in Subsection (a), the agency shall substitute the
	448	+	following weights:
	449	+	(1) for the 2021-2022 school year, "0.30"; and
	450	+	(2) for the 2022-2023 school year, "0.348".
	451	+	(a-2) Subsection (a-1) and this subsection expire September
1231	452		1, 2024.
1232	453		(b) For purposes of Subsection (a), in determining the
1233	454		number of students enrolled in a school district, the commissioner
1234	455		shall exclude students enrolled in the district who receive
1235	456		full-time instruction through the state virtual school network
1236	457		under Chapter 30A.
1237	458		(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the total amount that
1238	459		may be used to provide allotments under Subsection (a) may not
1239	460		exceed $320 million. If the total amount of allotments to which
1240	461		districts are entitled under Subsection (a) for a school year
1241	462		exceeds the amount permitted under this subsection, the
1242		-	commissioner shall ~~proportionately~~ reduce each district's
1243		-	~~allotment under this~~ section.
	463	+	commissioner shall reduce each district's allotment under this
	464	+	section in the manner provided by Section 48.266(f).
1244	465		(c-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (c), the total amount that
1245	466		may be used to provide allotments under Subsection (a) may not
1246	467		exceed:
1247	468		(1) for the 2021-2022 school year, $270 million;
1248	469		(2) for the 2022-2023 school year, $310 million; and
1249	470		(3) for the 2023-2024 school year, $315 million.
1250	471		(c-2) Subsection (c-1) and this subsection expire September
1251	472		1, 2025.
1252		-	(d) Subject to the limitation under Subsection (d-1), for
1253		-	the 2021-2022 school year, the agency shall provide to each school
1254		-	district, regardless of whether the district is entitled to an
1255		-	allotment under Subsection (a) for the 2021-2022 school year, an
1256		-	amount equal to the difference, if the difference is greater than
1257		-	zero, between the amount of the allotment for the 2019-2020 school
1258		-	year under this section, as this section existed on September 1,
1259		-	2019, and the amount of the allotment for the 2021-2022 school year.
	473	+	(d) For the 2021-2022 school year, the agency shall provide
	474	+	to each school district that received an allotment under this
	475	+	section for the 2019-2020 school year but is not entitled to an
	476	+	allotment for the 2021-2022 school year an amount equal to the
	477	+	amount of the allotment provided to the district under this section
	478	+	for the 2019-2020 school year.
1260	479		(d-1) The total amount that may be used to provide funding
1261	480		under Subsection (d) may not exceed $40 million. If the total amount
1262	481		of funding to which districts are entitled under Subsection (d) for
1263	482		a school year exceeds the amount permitted under this subsection,
1264		-	the commissioner shall ~~proportionately~~ reduce each district's
1265		-	~~amount under~~ Subsection (d).
	483	+	the commissioner shall reduce each district's amount under
	484	+	Subsection (d) in the manner provided by Section 48.266(f).
1266	485		(d-2) The amounts to which school districts are entitled
1267	486		under Subsection (d) are not subject to the amount limitations
1268	487		described by Subsections (c) and (c-1).
1269	488		(d-3) Subsections (d), (d-1), (d-2), and this subsection
1270	489		expire September 1, 2023.
1271		-	SECTION 30. Section 48.112, Education Code, is amended by
	490	+	SECTION 18. Section 48.112, Education Code, is amended by
1272	491		adding Subsection (j) to read as follows:
1273	492		(j) The Texas School for the Deaf and the Texas School for
1274	493		the Blind and Visually Impaired are entitled to an allotment under
1275	494		this section. If the commissioner determines that assigning point
1276	495		values under Subsections (e) and (f) to students enrolled in the
1277	496		Texas School for the Deaf or the Texas School for the Blind and
1278	497		Visually Impaired is impractical, the commissioner may use the
1279	498		average point value assigned for those students' home districts for
1280	499		purposes of calculating the high needs and rural factor.
1281		-	SECTION 31. Section 42.168, Education Code, as added by
	500	+	SECTION 19. Section 42.168, Education Code, as added by
1282	501		Chapter 464 (S.B. 11), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
1283	502		Session, 2019, is transferred to Subchapter C, Chapter 48,
1284	503		Education Code, redesignated as Section 48.115, Education Code, and
1285	504		amended to read as follows:
1286	505		Sec. 48.115 [42.168]. SCHOOL SAFETY ALLOTMENT. (a) From
1287	506		funds appropriated for that purpose, the commissioner shall provide
1288	507		to a school district an annual allotment in the amount provided by
1289	508		appropriation for each student in average daily attendance.
1290	509		(b) Funds allocated under this section must be used to
1291	510		improve school safety and security, including costs associated
1292	511		with:
1293	512		(1) securing school facilities, including:
1294	513		(A) improvements to school infrastructure;
1295	514		(B) the use or installation of physical barriers;
1296	515		and
1297	516		(C) the purchase and maintenance of:
1298	517		(i) security cameras or other security
1299	518		equipment; and
1300	519		(ii) technology, including communications
1301	520		systems or devices, that facilitates communication and information
1302	521		sharing between students, school personnel, and first responders in
1303	522		an emergency;
1304	523		(2) providing security for the district, including:
1305	524		(A) employing school district peace officers,
1306	525		private security officers, and school marshals; and
1307	526		(B) collaborating with local law enforcement
1308	527		agencies, such as entering into a memorandum of understanding for
1309	528		the assignment of school resource officers to schools in the
1310	529		district;
1311	530		(3) school safety and security training and planning,
1312	531		including:
1313	532		(A) active shooter and emergency response
1314	533		training;
1315	534		(B) prevention and treatment programs relating
1316	535		to addressing adverse childhood experiences; and
1317	536		(C) the prevention, identification, and
1318		-	management of emergencies and threats, using evidence-based,
1319		-	effective prevention practices and including:
1320		-	(i) providing licensed counselors, social
1321		-	workers, and individuals trained in restorative discipline and
1322		-	restorative justice practices;
1323		-	(ii) providing mental health personnel and
	537	+	management of emergencies and threats, including:
	538	+	(i) providing mental health personnel and
1324	539		support;
1325		-	~~(iii) [~~(ii)] providing behavioral health
1326		-	~~services; [~~and]
1327		-	~~(iv) [~~(iii)] establishing threat reporting
	540	+	(ii) providing behavioral health services;
	541	+	and
	542	+	(iii) establishing threat reporting
1328	543		systems; and
1329		-	(v) developing and implementing programs
1330		-	focused on restorative justice practices, culturally relevant
1331		-	instruction, and providing mental health support; and
1332	544		(4) providing programs related to suicide prevention,
1333	545		intervention, and postvention.
1334	546		(c) A school district may use funds allocated under this
1335	547		section for equipment or software that is used for a school safety
1336	548		and security purpose and an instructional purpose, provided that
1337	549		the instructional use does not compromise the safety and security
1338	550		purpose of the equipment or software.
1339		-	(d) The commissioner shall annually publish a report
1340		-	regarding funds allocated under this section including the
1341		-	programs, personnel, and resources purchased by districts using
1342		-	funds under this section and other purposes for which the funds were
1343		-	used [A school district that is required to take action under
	551	+	[(d) A school district that is required to take action under
1344	552		Chapter 41 to reduce its wealth per student to the equalized wealth
1345	553		level is entitled to a credit, in the amount of the allotments to
1346	554		which the district is to receive as provided by appropriation,
1347	555		against the total amount required under Section 41.093 for the
1348	556		district to purchase attendance credits.
1349	557		[(e) The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this
1350		-	section].
1351		-	SECTION 32. Section 48.252(a), Education Code, is amended
1352		-	to read as follows:
1353		-	(a) This section applies only to:
1354		-	(1) a school district and an open-enrollment charter
1355		-	school that enter into a contract to operate a district campus as
1356		-	provided by Section 11.174;
1357		-	(2) a charter granted by a school district for a
1358		-	program operated by an entity that has entered into a contract under
1359		-	Section 11.174, provided that the district does not appoint a
1360		-	majority of the governing body of the charter holder; [and]
1361		-	(3) a school district that contracts with an
1362		-	open-enrollment charter school to jointly operate a campus or
1363		-	campus program as provided by Section 11.157(b); and
1364		-	(4) a school district that operates a resource campus
1365		-	as provided by Section 29.934.
1366		-	SECTION 33. Section 48.2551, Education Code, is amended by
	558	+	section.]
	559	+	SECTION 20. Section 48.2551, Education Code, is amended by
1367	560		amending Subsections (a) and (c) and adding Subsections (d-1) and
1368	561		(d-2) to read as follows:
1369	562		(a) In this section:
1370	563		(1) "DPV" is the taxable value of property in the
1371	564		school district, as determined by the agency by rule, using locally
1372	565		determined property values adjusted in accordance with Section
1373	566		403.302(d), Government Code [has the meaning assigned by Section
1374	567		48.256];
1375	568		(2) "E" is the expiration of the exclusion of
1376	569		appraised property value for the preceding tax year that is
1377	570		recognized as taxable property value for the current tax year,
1378	571		which is the sum of the following:
1379	572		(A) property value that is no longer subject to a
1380	573		limitation on appraised value under Chapter 313, Tax Code; and
1381	574		(B) property value under Section 311.013(n), Tax
1382	575		Code, that is no longer excluded from the calculation of "DPV" from
1383	576		the preceding year because of refinancing or renewal after
1384	577		September 1, 2019;
1385	578		(3) "MCR" is the district's maximum compressed rate,
1386	579		which is the tax rate for the current tax year per $100 of valuation
1387	580		of taxable property at which the district must levy a maintenance
1388	581		and operations tax to receive the full amount of the tier one
1389	582		allotment to which the district is entitled under this chapter;
1390	583		(4) "PYDPV" is the district's value of "DPV" for the
1391	584		preceding tax year; and
1392	585		(5) "PYMCR" is the district's value of "MCR" for the
1393	586		preceding tax year.
1394	587		(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), for a district to which
1395	588		Section 48.2552(b) applies, the district's maximum compressed rate
1396	589		is the value calculated in accordance with Section 48.2552(b) [for
1397	590		"MCR" under Subsection (b)(1)(B)].
1398	591		(d-1) Local appraisal districts, school districts, and the
1399	592		comptroller shall provide any information necessary to the agency
1400	593		to implement this section.
1401	594		(d-2) A school district may appeal to the commissioner the
1402	595		district's taxable property value as determined by the agency under
1403	596		this section. A decision by the commissioner is final and may not be
1404	597		appealed.
1405		-	SECTION 34. Section 48.2552(b), Education Code, is amended
	598	+	SECTION 21. Section 48.2552(b), Education Code, is amended
1406	599		to read as follows:
1407	600		(b) If a school district's [district has a] maximum
1408	601		compressed rate as calculated under Section 48.2551(b) would be
1409	602		[that is] less than 90 percent of another school district's maximum
1410	603		compressed rate, the district's maximum compressed rate is the
1411	604		value at which the district's maximum compressed rate would be
1412	605		equal to 90 percent of the other district's maximum compressed rate
1413	606		[calculated under Section 48.2551(c) until the agency determines
1414	607		that the difference between the district's and another district's
1415	608		maximum compressed rates is not more than 10 percent].
1416		-	SECTION 35. Section 48.257(c), Education Code, is amended
	609	+	SECTION 22. Section 48.257(c), Education Code, is amended
1417	610		to read as follows:
1418	611		(c) For purposes of Subsection (a), state aid to which a
1419	612		district is entitled under this chapter that is not described by
1420	613		Section 48.266(a)(3) [48.266(a)(1), (2), or (3)] may offset the
1421	614		amount by which a district must reduce the district's [tier one]
1422	615		revenue level under this section [Subsection (a)]. Any amount of
1423	616		state aid used as an offset under this subsection shall reduce the
1424	617		amount of state aid to which the district is entitled.
1425		-	SECTION 36. Subchapter F, Chapter 48, Education Code, is
1426		-	amended by adding Section 48.2611 to read as follows:
1427		-	Sec. 48.2611. ONE-TIME REIMBURSEMENT FOR WINTER STORM URI.
1428		-	(a) The agency shall provide reimbursement to school districts in
1429		-	accordance with Section 48.261 for costs incurred as a result of the
1430		-	2021 North American winter storm (Winter Storm Uri), including any
1431		-	resulting electricity price increases.
1432		-	(b) This section expires September 1, 2023.
1433		-	SECTION 37. Subchapter F, Chapter 48, Education Code, is
	618	+	SECTION 23. Subchapter F, Chapter 48, Education Code, is
1434	619		amended by adding Section 48.2721 to read as follows:
1435	620		Sec. 48.2721. RECOVERY OF FUNDS FROM EXCESSIVE TAXATION.
1436	621		The commissioner shall reduce state aid or adjust the limit on local
1437	622		revenue under Section 48.257 in an amount equal to the amount of
1438	623		revenue generated by a school district's tax effort that is not in
1439	624		compliance with Section 45.003 or this chapter.
1440		-	SECTION 38. Section 48.277, Education Code, is amended by
	625	+	SECTION 24. Section 48.277, Education Code, is amended by
1441	626		adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:
1442	627		(c-1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter,
1443	628		beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, if the total amount of
1444	629		allotments to which school districts and open-enrollment charter
1445	630		schools are entitled under this section for a school year exceeds
1446		-	$400 million, the commissioner shall proportionately reduce each
1447		-	district's or school's allotment under this section. The reduction
1448		-	in the amount to which a district or school is entitled under this
1449		-	section may not result in an amount that is less than zero.
1450		-	SECTION 39. Subchapter F, Chapter 48, Education Code, is
1451		-	amended by adding Section 48.281 to read as follows:
	631	+	$400 million, the commissioner shall reduce each district's or
	632	+	school's allotment under this section in the manner provided by
	633	+	Section 48.266(f). The reduction in the amount to which a district
	634	+	or school is entitled under this section may not result in an amount
	635	+	that is less than zero.
	636	+	SECTION 25. Subchapter F, Chapter 48, Education Code, is
	637	+	amended by adding Sections 48.281 and 48.282 to read as follows:
1452	638		Sec. 48.281. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT AND EQUITY FOR FEDERAL
1453	639		MONEY RELATED TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC. (a) Subject to Subsection (b),
1454		-	the commissioner ~~shall increase~~ a school district's or
1455		-	~~open-enrollment~~ charter school's entitlement under this chapter as
1456		-	~~necessary to~~ ensure compliance with requirements regarding
1457		-	~~maintenance of~~ effort and maintenance of equity under Section 317,
1458		-	~~Coronavirus~~ Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act,
1459		-	~~2021 (Div. M,~~ Pub. L. No. 116-260, reprinted in note, 20 U.S.C.
1460		-	~~Section 3401),~~ and Section 2001, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
1461		-	~~(Pub. L.~~ No. 117-2, reprinted in note, 20 U.S.C. Section 3401).
1462		-	(b) Before making an ~~increase~~ under Subsection (a), the
	640	+	the commissioner may adjust a school district's or open-enrollment
	641	+	charter school's entitlement under this chapter as necessary to
	642	+	ensure compliance with requirements regarding maintenance of
	643	+	effort and maintenance of equity under Section 317, Coronavirus
	644	+	Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (Div. M,
	645	+	Pub. L. No. 116-260, reprinted in note, 20 U.S.C. Section 3401),
	646	+	and Section 2001, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L.
	647	+	No. 117-2, reprinted in note, 20 U.S.C. Section 3401).
	648	+	(b) Before making an adjustment under Subsection (a), the
1463	649		commissioner shall notify the Legislative Budget Board and the
1464		-	governor of the proposed ~~increase~~. The ~~increase~~ is considered ~~to be~~
1465		-	approved unless the Legislative Budget Board or the governor ~~issues~~
1466		-	a written disapproval of the ~~increase~~ not later than the ~~30th day~~
1467		-	after the date on which the commissioner provides notice ~~under this~~
1468		-	subsection.
	650	+	governor of the proposed adjustment. The adjustment is considered
	651	+	to be approved unless the Legislative Budget Board or the governor
	652	+	issues a written disapproval of the adjustment not later than the
	653	+	30th day after the date on which the commissioner provides notice
	654	+	under this subsection.
1469	655		(c) If the total amount of money available to the
1470		-	commissioner for purposes of making ~~increases~~ under this section
1471		-	for a state fiscal year is insufficient to make an ~~increase~~ the
	656	+	commissioner for purposes of making adjustments under this section
	657	+	for a state fiscal year is insufficient to make an adjustment the
1472	658		commissioner determines necessary under Subsection (a), the
1473	659		commissioner shall submit to the legislature an estimate of the
1474		-	amount of funding needed to make the ~~increase~~ for that state ~~fiscal~~
1475		-	year.
	660	+	amount of funding needed to make the adjustment for that state
	661	+	fiscal year.
1476	662		(d) This section expires September 1, 2025.
1477		-	SECTION 40. Section 48.302(b), Education Code, is amended
	663	+	Sec. 48.282. SPENDING LIMITATIONS TO EXTEND INTERVENTIONS
	664	+	PREVENTING GENERATIONAL EDUCATIONAL DECLINE. (a) Notwithstanding
	665	+	any other provision of this code and except as provided by
	666	+	Subsection (e), beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, each
	667	+	school district or open-enrollment charter school shall reserve, in
	668	+	an amount determined by the agency under Subsection (b), state and
	669	+	local funds made available to the district or school through the
	670	+	Foundation School Program under Chapter 12, 48, or 49.
	671	+	(b) The agency shall determine the amount of funds a school
	672	+	district or open-enrollment charter school must reserve under
	673	+	Subsection (a) by:
	674	+	(1) calculating the amount of total funding received
	675	+	by the school district or open-enrollment charter school under
	676	+	Section 2001, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2,
	677	+	reprinted in note, 20 U.S.C. Section 3401) minus a fixed amount
	678	+	identified by appropriation; and
	679	+	(2) multiplying the amount under Subdivision (1) by a
	680	+	percentage set by appropriation.
	681	+	(c) Beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, a school
	682	+	district or open-enrollment charter school may reserve the amount
	683	+	of funds required under Subsection (a):
	684	+	(1) in a lump sum; or
	685	+	(2) on a schedule established by the district or
	686	+	school not to exceed three years, reserving the total required
	687	+	amount of funds by the end of the 2023-2024 school year.
	688	+	(d) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, a school
	689	+	district or open-enrollment charter school may use the funds
	690	+	reserved under Subsection (a).
	691	+	(e) The commissioner may grant a waiver of the requirement
	692	+	that a school district or open-enrollment charter school reserve
	693	+	funds under Subsection (a) if the district or school:
	694	+	(1) demonstrates that complying with the requirement
	695	+	under Subsection (a) would cause the district or school to not be in
	696	+	compliance with a federal maintenance of effort or maintenance of
	697	+	equity requirement; or
	698	+	(2) submits a plan to the agency that provides for the
	699	+	acceleration of all students who are not performing at grade level
	700	+	by the 2023-2024 school year.
	701	+	(f) If the commissioner provides a waiver to a school
	702	+	district or open-enrollment charter school under Subsection
	703	+	(e)(1), the commissioner may:
	704	+	(1) set a lower amount of funds that the district or
	705	+	school must reserve under Subsection (a) that allows the district
	706	+	or school to comply with federal maintenance of effort and
	707	+	maintenance of equity requirements; or
	708	+	(2) fully waive the requirement under Subsection (a)
	709	+	that the district or school reserve funds.
	710	+	(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter,
	711	+	during the time period in which a school district or
	712	+	open-enrollment charter school must reserve funds to comply with
	713	+	this section, the commissioner may reduce or waive a spending
	714	+	requirement, or consider other expenditures for purposes of
	715	+	complying with a spending requirement, under any of the following
	716	+	provisions:
	717	+	(1) Section 48.103;
	718	+	(2) Section 48.104(k);
	719	+	(3) Section 48.105(b);
	720	+	(4) Section 48.106(c);
	721	+	(5) Section 48.108(b);
	722	+	(6) Section 48.110(i); or
	723	+	(7) Section 48.112(i).
	724	+	(h) This section expires September 1, 2026.
	725	+	SECTION 26. Section 48.302(b), Education Code, is amended
1478	726		to read as follows:
1479	727		(b) The agency shall enter into a memorandum of
1480	728		understanding with the commission for the agency to transfer funds
1481	729		to the commission [funds specifically appropriated to the agency]
1482	730		for the commission to provide to an individual who is 21 years of
1483	731		age or older a subsidy in an amount equal to the cost of taking one
1484	732		high school equivalency examination administered under Section
1485	733		7.111.
1486		-	SECTION 41. Subchapter G, Chapter 48, Education Code, is
	734	+	SECTION 27. Subchapter G, Chapter 48, Education Code, is
1487	735		amended by adding Section 48.303 to read as follows:
1488	736		Sec. 48.303. ADDITIONAL STATE AID FOR REGIONAL EDUCATION
1489	737		SERVICE CENTER STAFF SALARY INCREASES. (a) A regional education
1490	738		service center is entitled to state aid in an amount equal to the
1491	739		sum of:
1492	740		(1) the product of $500 multiplied by the number of
1493	741		full-time center employees, other than administrators or classroom
1494	742		teachers, full-time librarians, full-time school counselors
1495	743		certified under Subchapter B, Chapter 21, or full-time school
1496	744		nurses; and
1497	745		(2) the product of $250 multiplied by the number of
1498	746		part-time center employees, other than administrators or teachers,
1499	747		librarians, school counselors certified under Subchapter B,
1500	748		Chapter 21, or school nurses.
1501	749		(b) A determination by the commissioner under Subsection
1502	750		(a) is final and may not be appealed.
1503		-	SECTION 42. Chapter 48, Education Code, is amended by
1504		-	adding Subchapter H to read as follows:
1505		-	SUBCHAPTER H. TEXAS COMMISSION ON SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING
1506		-	Sec. 48.401. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "commission"
1507		-	means the Texas Commission on Special Education Funding.
1508		-	Sec. 48.402. TEXAS COMMISSION ON SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING.
1509		-	(a) The commission is established to develop and make
1510		-	recommendations regarding methods of financing special education
1511		-	in public schools.
1512		-	(b) The commission is composed of seven members, appointed
1513		-	as follows:
1514		-	(1) one member appointed by the governor;
1515		-	(2) three members appointed by the lieutenant
1516		-	governor; and
1517		-	(3) three members appointed by the speaker of the
1518		-	house of representatives.
1519		-	(c) In making appointments under Subsection (b), the
1520		-	governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of
1521		-	representatives shall coordinate to ensure that membership of the
1522		-	commission, to the extent possible, reflects the ethnic and
1523		-	geographic diversity of this state.
1524		-	(d) The members appointed by:
1525		-	(1) the governor must have an interest in special
1526		-	education;
1527		-	(2) the lieutenant governor must be three members of
1528		-	the senate; and
1529		-	(3) the speaker of the house of representatives must
1530		-	be three members of the house of representatives.
1531		-	Sec. 48.403. PRESIDING OFFICER. The governor shall
1532		-	designate the presiding officer of the commission.
1533		-	Sec. 48.404. COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT. A member of
1534		-	the commission is not entitled to compensation for service on the
1535		-	commission but is entitled to reimbursement for actual and
1536		-	necessary expenses incurred in performing commission duties.
1537		-	Sec. 48.405. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AND FUNDING. (a) The
1538		-	agency shall provide administrative support for the commission.
1539		-	(b) Funding for the administrative and operational expenses
1540		-	of the commission shall be provided by legislative appropriation
1541		-	made to the agency for that purpose.
1542		-	Sec. 48.406. RECOMMENDATIONS. (a) The commission shall
1543		-	develop recommendations under this subchapter to address issues
1544		-	related to special education funding.
1545		-	(b) The commission may establish one or more working groups
1546		-	composed of not more than three members of the commission to study,
1547		-	discuss, and address specific policy issues and recommendations to
1548		-	refer to the commission for consideration.
1549		-	Sec. 48.407. REPORT. Not later than December 31, 2022, the
1550		-	commission shall prepare and deliver a report to the governor and
1551		-	the legislature that recommends statutory changes to improve
1552		-	funding for special education.
1553		-	Sec. 48.408. PUBLIC MEETINGS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION. (a)
1554		-	The commission may hold public meetings as needed to fulfill its
1555		-	duties under this subchapter.
1556		-	(b) The commission is subject to Chapters 551 and 552,
1557		-	Government Code.
1558		-	Sec. 48.409. COMMISSION ABOLISHED; EXPIRATION OF
1559		-	SUBCHAPTER. The commission is abolished and this subchapter
1560		-	expires January 1, 2023.
1561		-	SECTION 43. Subchapter A, Chapter 49, Education Code, is
	751	+	SECTION 28. Subchapter A, Chapter 49, Education Code, is
1562	752		amended by adding Section 49.0041 to read as follows:
1563	753		Sec. 49.0041. LOCAL REVENUE LEVEL IN EXCESS OF ENTITLEMENT
1564	754		AFTER REVIEW NOTIFICATION. If the commissioner determines that a
1565	755		school district has a local revenue level in excess of entitlement
1566	756		after the date the commissioner sends notification for the school
1567	757		year under Section 49.004(a), the commissioner shall include the
1568	758		amount of the district's local revenue level that exceeded the
1569	759		level established under Section 48.257 for that school year in the
1570	760		annual review for the following school year of the district's local
1571	761		revenue levels under Section 49.004(a).
1572		-	SECTION 44. Section 49.054(b), Education Code, is amended
	762	+	SECTION 29. Section 49.054(b), Education Code, is amended
1573	763		to read as follows:
1574	764		(b) A consolidated [Except as provided by Subsection (c), a]
1575	765		district under this subchapter [receiving incentive aid payments
1576	766		under this section] is [not] entitled to incentive aid under
1577	767		Subchapter G, Chapter 13.
1578		-	SECTION 45. Section 822.201(b), Government Code, is amended
	768	+	SECTION 30. Section 822.201(b), Government Code, is amended
1579	769		to read as follows:
1580	770		(b) "Salary and wages" as used in Subsection (a) means:
1581	771		(1) normal periodic payments of money for service the
1582	772		right to which accrues on a regular basis in proportion to the
1583	773		service performed;
1584	774		(2) amounts by which the member's salary is reduced
1585	775		under a salary reduction agreement authorized by Chapter 610;
1586	776		(3) amounts that would otherwise qualify as salary and
1587	777		wages under Subdivision (1) but are not received directly by the
1588	778		member pursuant to a good faith, voluntary written salary reduction
1589	779		agreement in order to finance payments to a deferred compensation
1590	780		or tax sheltered annuity program specifically authorized by state
1591	781		law or to finance benefit options under a cafeteria plan qualifying
1592	782		under Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, if:
1593	783		(A) the program or benefit options are made
1594	784		available to all employees of the employer; and
1595	785		(B) the benefit options in the cafeteria plan are
1596	786		limited to one or more options that provide deferred compensation,
1597	787		group health and disability insurance, group term life insurance,
1598	788		dependent care assistance programs, or group legal services plans;
1599	789		(4) performance pay awarded to an employee by a school
1600	790		district as part of a total compensation plan approved by the board
1601	791		of trustees of the district and meeting the requirements of
1602	792		Subsection (e);
1603	793		(5) the benefit replacement pay a person earns under
1604	794		Subchapter H, Chapter 659, except as provided by Subsection (c);
1605	795		(6) stipends paid to teachers in accordance with
1606	796		former Section 21.410, 21.411, 21.412, or 21.413, Education Code;
1607	797		(7) amounts by which the member's salary is reduced or
1608	798		that are deducted from the member's salary as authorized by
1609	799		Subchapter J, Chapter 659;
1610	800		(8) a merit salary increase made under Section 51.962,
1611	801		Education Code;
1612	802		(9) amounts received under the relevant parts of the
1613	803		educator excellence awards program under Subchapter O, Chapter 21,
1614	804		Education Code, or a mentoring program under Section 21.458,
1615	805		Education Code, that authorize compensation for service;
1616	806		(10) salary amounts designated as health care
1617	807		supplementation by an employee under Subchapter D, Chapter 22,
1618	808		Education Code; [and]
1619	809		(11) to the extent required by Sections 3401(h) and
1620	810		414(u)(12), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, differential wage
1621	811		payments received by an individual from an employer on or after
1622	812		January 1, 2009, while the individual is performing qualified
1623	813		military service as defined by Section 414(u), Internal Revenue
1624	814		Code of 1986; and
1625	815		(12) increased compensation paid to a teacher by a
1626	816		school district using funds received by the district under the
1627	817		teacher incentive allotment under Section 48.112, Education Code.
1628		-	SECTION 46. Section 824.602(a), Government Code, is amended
1629		-	to read as follows:
1630		-	(a) Subject to Section 825.506, the retirement system may
1631		-	not, under Section 824.601, withhold a monthly benefit payment if
1632		-	the retiree is employed in a Texas public educational institution:
1633		-	(1) as a substitute only with pay not more than the
1634		-	daily rate of substitute pay established by the employer and, if the
1635		-	retiree is a disability retiree, the employment has not exceeded a
1636		-	total of 90 days in the school year;
1637		-	(2) in a position, other than as a substitute, on no
1638		-	more than a one-half time basis for the month;
1639		-	(3) in one or more positions on as much as a full-time
1640		-	basis, if the retiree has been separated from service with all Texas
1641		-	public educational institutions for at least 12 full consecutive
1642		-	months after the retiree's effective date of retirement; [or]
1643		-	(4) in a position, other than as a substitute, on no
1644		-	more than a one-half time basis for no more than 90 days in the
1645		-	school year, if the retiree is a disability retiree; or
1646		-	(5) as a tutor under Section 33.913, Education Code.
1647		-	SECTION 47. Subchapter G, Chapter 825, Government Code, is
1648		-	amended by adding Section 825.604 to read as follows:
1649		-	Sec. 825.604. INFORMATION PROVIDED TO MEMBERS. The
1650		-	retirement system shall regularly provide information in an
1651		-	electronic format to members and retirees regarding the tutoring
1652		-	program established under Section 33.913, Education Code, that
1653		-	includes:
1654		-	(1) general information regarding the tutoring
1655		-	program; and
1656		-	(2) a statement directing members and retirees who
1657		-	want to participate in the tutoring program to contact their local
1658		-	school districts or open-enrollment charter schools for further
1659		-	guidance.
1660		-	SECTION 48. (a) The following provisions of the Education
	818	+	SECTION 31. (a) The following provisions of the Education
1661	819		Code are repealed:
1662	820		(1) Sections 12.133(d), (d-1), and (e);
1663		-	(2) Sections 29.026(f) and (m);
1664		-	(3) Section 29.124;
1665		-	(4) Section 48.0051(a-1); and
1666		-	(5) Sections 49.054(a) and (c).
	821	+	(2) Section 25.038;
	822	+	(3) Sections 25.039(b) and (c);
	823	+	(4) Section 48.0051(a-1);
	824	+	(5) Section 48.154; and
	825	+	(6) Sections 49.054(a) and (c).
1667	826		(b) The following provisions, which amended Section 42.006,
1668	827		Education Code, are repealed:
1669	828		(1) Section 2, Chapter 1036 (H.B. 548), Acts of the
1670	829		86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019; and
1671	830		(2) Section 8, Chapter 1060 (H.B. 1051), Acts of the
1672	831		86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019.
1673		-	SECTION 49. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of
1674		-	this section, Section 28.004, Education Code, as amended by this
1675		-	Act, applies beginning with the 2021-2022 school year.
1676		-	(b) Section 28.004(j-1), Education Code, as added by this
1677		-	Act, applies only to a purchase agreement entered into, amended, or
1678		-	renewed on or after September 1, 2021.
1679		-	SECTION 50. Section 45.0021, Education Code, as amended by
	832	+	SECTION 32. Section 45.0021, Education Code, as amended by
1680	833		this Act, applies only to a tax rate adopted on or after the
1681	834		effective date of this Act. A tax rate adopted before the effective
1682	835		date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the tax
1683	836		rate was adopted, and the former law is continued in effect for that
1684	837		purpose.
1685		-	SECTION 51. (a) Subject to Subsection (b) of this section,
1686		-	the changes in law made by this Act apply to a retiree of the Teacher
1687		-	Retirement System of Texas regardless of whether the person retired
1688		-	from employment before, on, or after the effective date of this Act.
1689		-	(b) Section 824.602(a), Government Code, as amended by this
1690		-	Act, applies only to the employment of a retiree of the Teacher
1691		-	Retirement System of Texas that occurs on or after the effective
1692		-	date of this Act.
1693		-	SECTION 52. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails
	838	+	SECTION 33. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails
1694	839		over another Act of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021,
1695	840		relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted
1696	841		codes.
1697		-	SECTION 53. (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and
1698		-	(c) of this section, this Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
1699		-	(b) Sections 28.004 and 31.0211(c), Education Code, as
1700		-	amended by this Act, take effect immediately if this Act receives a
1701		-	vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1702		-	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
1703		-	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, those
1704		-	sections take effect September 1, 2021.
1705		-	(c) Section 32.155, Education Code, as amended by this Act,
1706		-	takes effect September 1, 2023.
1707		-	______________________________ ______________________________
1708		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
1709		-	I certify that H.B. No. 1525 was passed by the House on April
1710		-	22, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 4, 2 present, not
1711		-	voting; that the House refused to concur in Senate amendments to
1712		-	H.B. No. 1525 on May 28, 2021, and requested the appointment of a
1713		-	conference committee to consider the differences between the two
1714		-	houses; that the House adopted the conference committee report on
1715		-	H.B. No. 1525 on May 30, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 129,
1716		-	Nays 3, 2 present, not voting; and that the House adopted H.C.R. No.
1717		-	117 authorizing certain corrections in H.B. No. 1525 on May 31,
1718		-	2021, by the following vote: Yeas 132, Nays 0, 1 present, not
1719		-	voting.
1720		-	______________________________
1721		-	Chief Clerk of the House
1722		-	I certify that H.B. No. 1525 was passed by the Senate, with
1723		-	amendments, on May 26, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays
1724		-	0; at the request of the House, the Senate appointed a conference
1725		-	committee to consider the differences between the two houses; that
1726		-	the Senate adopted the conference committee report on H.B. No. 1525
1727		-	on May 30, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that
1728		-	the Senate adopted H.C.R. No. 117 authorizing certain corrections
1729		-	in H.B. No. 1525 on May 31, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31,
1730		-	Nays 0.
1731		-	______________________________
1732		-	Secretary of the Senate
1733		-	APPROVED: __________________
1734		-	Date
1735		-	__________________
1736		-	Governor
	842	+	SECTION 34. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
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