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| 1 | 1 | 87R12451 MEW-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Bucy H.B. No. 4312 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to an allotment under the public school finance system for | |
| 8 | 8 | medically fragile students. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 48, Education Code, is | |
| 11 | 11 | amended by adding Section 48.117 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 48.117. ALLOTMENT FOR MEDICALLY FRAGILE STUDENTS. (a) | |
| 13 | 13 | For each student that a school district serves who has been | |
| 14 | 14 | identified as medically fragile, the district is entitled to an | |
| 15 | 15 | annual allotment equal to the basic allotment multiplied by 0.1 or a | |
| 16 | 16 | greater amount provided by appropriation. | |
| 17 | 17 | (b) A school district may receive funding for a student | |
| 18 | 18 | under this section and Section 48.102 if the student satisfies the | |
| 19 | 19 | requirements of both sections. | |
| 20 | 20 | (c) A school district may use the allotment provided for a | |
| 21 | 21 | qualifying student under this section to contract with a private | |
| 22 | 22 | provider to provide supplemental services, including private duty | |
| 23 | 23 | nursing services, to the student. | |
| 24 | 24 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |