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