89R1200 MEW-D
By: Goodwin H.B. No. 1448
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the dedication of certain federal money received for
public education and the distribution to school districts of
certain excess funds appropriated for the Foundation School
Program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Education Code, is amended by adding
Section 1.008 to read as follows:
Sec. 1.008. DEDICATION OF FEDERAL MONEY. Money received
from the federal government for the purposes of public primary and
secondary education may be appropriated only for purposes related
to public primary and secondary education in this state.
SECTION 2. Subchapter F, Chapter 48, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 48.284 to read as follows:
Sec. 48.284. DISTRIBUTION OF EXCESS FUNDS. Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, not later than September 1 of any year
following a school year in which the commissioner determines that
the amount appropriated for purposes of the Foundation School
Program exceeded the amount to which school districts were entitled
under this chapter, the commissioner shall:
(1) notify the Legislative Budget Board of the excess
funds; and
(2) distribute the excess funds, less the amount
required to comply with Section 48.265, as determined by the
commissioner, to each school district in an equal amount per
student in weighted average daily attendance for the previous
school year.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.