Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	88R22296 CXP-F
2	2	By: Dutton H.B. No. 2923
3	3	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2923:
4	4	By: Buckley C.S.H.B. No. 2923
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to the operation of free prekindergarten programs by
10	10	certain school districts and to the early education allotment under
11	11	the Foundation School Program.
12	12	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
13	13	SECTION 1. Section 29.153, Education Code, is amended by
14	14	adding Subsections (d-3), (d-4), and (d-5) to read as follows:
15	15	(d-3) A school district shall contract with a
16	16	community-based child-care provider described by Subsection (g) to
17	17	provide a prekindergarten class required under this section if the
18	18	commissioner determines that:
19	19	(1) a district election for the purpose of issuing
20	20	bonds for the construction or repurposing of a classroom facility
21	21	to provide the prekindergarten class has failed in the 24 months
22	22	preceding the determination; or
23	23	(2) the district is unable to adequately staff the
24	24	prekindergarten class.
25	25	(d-4) The commissioner may waive the requirement under
26	26	Subsection (d-3) if the commissioner determines that a
27	27	community-based child-care provider described by Subsection (g) is
28	28	not located in the boundaries of the district.
29	29	(d-5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter,
30	30	the commissioner shall interpret Subsection (d-3) to the broadest
31	31	extent possible to encourage partnerships between school districts
32	32	and community-based child-care providers described by Subsection
33	33	(g).
34	34	SECTION 2. Section 48.108, Education Code, is amended by
35	35	adding Subsections (a-1), (a-2), (a-3), and (a-4) to read as
36	36	follows:
37	37	(a-1) In addition to the allotment under Subsection (a) and
38	38	subject to Subsection (a-2), a school district is entitled to an
39	39	annual allotment equal to the basic allotment multiplied by 0.2 for
40	40	each student in average daily attendance enrolled in a
41	41	prekindergarten class provided through a contract with a
42	42	community-based child-care provider under Section 29.153.
43	43	(a-2) The total number of students in average daily
44	44	attendance statewide for whom an allotment may be provided under
45	45	Subsection (a-1) for a school year may not exceed 10,000 students in
46	46	average daily attendance. If the number of students in average
47	47	daily attendance for whom a school district is entitled to an
48	48	allotment under this section exceeds the maximum number provided by
49	49	this subsection, the commissioner shall allocate the allotments to
50	50	school districts under this section in accordance with commissioner
51	51	rule.
52	52	(a-3) Notwithstanding Subsection (a-2), the maximum number
53	53	of students in average daily attendance statewide for whom an
54	54	allotment may be provided under Subsection (a-1) for a school year
55	55	is:
56	56	(1) for the 2024-2025 school year, 2,000 students;
57	57	(2) for the 2025-2026 school year, 4,500 students; and
58	58	(3) for the 2026-2027 school year, 7,000 students.
59	59	(a-4) Subsection (a-3) and this subsection expire September
60	60	1, 2027.
61	61	SECTION 3. Sections 29.153(d-3), (d-4), and (d-5),
62	62	Education Code, as added by this Act, apply beginning with the
63	63	2023-2024 school year.
64	64	SECTION 4. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this
65	65	section:
66	66	(1) this Act takes effect immediately if it receives a
67	67	vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
68	68	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution; and
69	69	(2) if this Act does not receive the vote necessary for
70	70	immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
71	71	(b) Sections 48.108(a-1), (a-2), (a-3), and (a-4),
72	72	Education Code, as added by this Act, take effect September 1, 2024.