89R2386 MM-D
By: Hull H.B. No. 1156
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the definition of regular eligible student for purposes
of the transportation allotment under the Foundation School
Program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 48.151(b)(1), Education Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(1) "Regular eligible student" means a student who:
(A) resides two or more miles from the student's
campus of regular attendance, regardless of whether the student
resides in the attendance zone of that campus, measured along the
shortest route that may be traveled on public roads, and who is not
classified as a student eligible for special education services; or
(B) is a homeless child or youth, as defined by 42
U.S.C. Section 11434a.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.