89R1632 PRL-F
By: Talarico H.B. No. 172
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to creating a fine arts allotment under the public school
finance system.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 48, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 48.116 to read as follows:
Sec. 48.116. FINE ARTS ALLOTMENT. (a) For each student in
average daily attendance enrolled in a fine arts education course
approved by the agency under Subsection (b) in grades 6 through 12,
a school district is entitled to an annual allotment equal to the
basic allotment, or, if applicable, the sum of the basic allotment
and the allotment under Section 48.101 to which the district is
entitled, multiplied by .008.
(b) The agency shall approve fine arts education courses
that qualify for the allotment provided under this section. The
approved courses must include fine arts education courses that:
(1) are authorized by the State Board of Education,
including music, art, theater, and dance;
(2) provide students with the knowledge and skills
necessary for success in the fine arts; and
(3) require a student in full-time attendance to
receive not less than 225 minutes of fine arts instruction per week.
(c) The agency shall annually publish a list of fine arts
courses approved under Subsection (b).
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.