| 1 | 1 | | 88S20112 BPG-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: LaMantia S.C.R. No. 1 |
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| 5 | 5 | | CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, School districts in counties along the state's Gulf |
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| 7 | 7 | | Coast are subject to greater expenses than their inland |
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| 8 | 8 | | counterparts; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Due to their geographical location, districts in |
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| 10 | 10 | | coastal counties are confronted with exceptional costs that are |
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| 11 | 11 | | expected to continue to rise; recent years have seen more frequent |
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| 12 | 12 | | and intense hurricanes and rainfall, leading to significant |
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| 13 | 13 | | expenditures for maintenance, renovations, and repairs; moreover, |
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| 14 | 14 | | insurance premiums are climbing as companies reassess risk in |
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| 15 | 15 | | regions that are particularly vulnerable to extreme weather events; |
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| 16 | 16 | | and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Currently, the recapture formulas of the public |
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| 18 | 18 | | school finance system do not take into consideration the elevated |
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| 19 | 19 | | expenses borne by school districts in counties along the Gulf |
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| 20 | 20 | | Coast; as the state seeks a pathway to eliminate school district |
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| 21 | 21 | | maintenance and operations property taxes, it should examine the |
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| 22 | 22 | | immediate need to relieve the inordinate burden placed on Gulf |
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| 23 | 23 | | Coast school districts; now, therefore, be it |
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| 24 | 24 | | RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas, |
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| 25 | 25 | | 2nd Called Session, hereby request that the Lieutenant Governor and |
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| 26 | 26 | | the Speaker of the House of Representatives create a joint interim |
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| 27 | 27 | | committee to study issuance of credit against required recapture |
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| 28 | 28 | | payments for Gulf Coast county school districts with excess |
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| 29 | 29 | | facilities costs; and, be it further |
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| 30 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That the committee submit a full report, including |
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| 31 | 31 | | findings and recommendations, to the 89th Texas Legislature in |
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| 32 | 32 | | January 2025. |
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