SB478 - Relating to renaming the basic allotment under the Foundation School Program to the initial allotment.

  89R2165 JTZ-D     By: Middleton S.B. No. 478       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to renaming the basic allotment under the Foundation   School Program to the initial allotment.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 12.106(a-1), Education Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a-1)  In determining funding for an open-enrollment charter   school under Subsection (a), the amount of the allotment under   Section 48.102 is based solely on the initial [ basic ] allotment to   which the charter holder is entitled and does not include any amount   based on the allotment under Section 48.101.          SECTION 2.  Section 12.263(f), Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (f)  In addition to funding provided under Subsection (a), an   eligible entity granted a charter under this subchapter is entitled   to receive for the adult education program an annual allotment,   provided in accordance with a schedule established by commissioner   rule, equal to the maximum initial [ basic ] allotment under Section   48.051(a) or (b) multiplied by:                (1)  for each credit earned by a student enrolled in the   adult education program during the preceding school year:                      (A)  0.01 for a course other than a career and   technology education course; and                      (B)  0.02 for a career and technology education   course; and                (2)  0.1 for each student who successfully completed   the adult education program and earned a high school diploma during   the preceding school year.          SECTION 3.  Sections 21.402(a) and (b), Education Code, are   amended to read as follows:          (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (e-1) or (f), a school   district must pay each classroom teacher, full-time librarian,   full-time school counselor certified under Subchapter B, or   full-time school nurse not less than the minimum monthly salary,   based on the employee's level of experience in addition to other   factors, as determined by commissioner rule, determined by the   following formula:   MS = SF x FS   where:          "MS" is the minimum monthly salary;          "SF" is the applicable salary factor specified by Subsection   (c); and          "FS" is the amount, as determined by the commissioner under   Subsection (b), of the initial [ basic ] allotment as provided by   Section 48.051(a) or (b) for a school district with a maintenance   and operations tax rate at least equal to the state maximum   compressed tax rate, as defined by Section 48.051(a).          (b)  Not later than June 1 of each year, the commissioner   shall determine the initial [ basic ] allotment and resulting monthly   salaries to be paid by school districts as provided by Subsection   (a).          SECTION 4.  Section 29.014(d), Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (d)  The initial [ basic ] allotment for a student enrolled in   a district to which this section applies is adjusted by the weight   for a homebound student under Section 48.102(a).          SECTION 5.  The heading to Section 48.051, Education Code,   is amended to read as follows:          Sec. 48.051.   INITIAL  [ BASIC ] ALLOTMENT.          SECTION 6.  Section 48.051(c), Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (c)  During any school year for which the maximum amount of   the initial [ basic ] allotment provided under Subsection (a) or (b)   is greater than the maximum amount provided for the preceding   school year, a school district must use at least 30 percent of the   amount, if the amount is greater than zero, that equals the product   of the average daily attendance of the district multiplied by the   amount of the difference between the district's funding under this   chapter per student in average daily attendance for the current   school year and the preceding school year to provide compensation   increases to full-time district employees other than   administrators as follows:                (1)  75 percent must be used to increase the   compensation paid to classroom teachers, full-time librarians,   full-time school counselors certified under Subchapter B, Chapter   21, and full-time school nurses, prioritizing differentiated   compensation for classroom teachers with more than five years of   experience; and                (2)  25 percent may be used as determined by the   district to increase compensation paid to full-time district   employees.          SECTION 7.  Sections 48.052(a) and (c), Education Code, are   amended to read as follows:          (a)  Notwithstanding Section 48.051, a school district that   has fewer than 130 students in average daily attendance shall be   provided an initial [ a basic ] allotment on the basis of 130 students   in average daily attendance if it offers a kindergarten through   grade 12 program and has preceding or current year's average daily   attendance of at least 90 students or is 30 miles or more by bus   route from the nearest high school district.  A district offering a   kindergarten through grade 8 program whose preceding or current   year's average daily attendance was at least 50 students or which is   30 miles or more by bus route from the nearest high school district   shall be provided an initial [ a basic ] allotment on the basis of 75   students in average daily attendance. An average daily attendance   of 60 students shall be the basis of providing the initial [ basic ]   allotment if a district offers a kindergarten through grade 6   program and has preceding or current year's average daily   attendance of at least 40 students or is 30 miles or more by bus   route from the nearest high school district.          (c)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a) or Section 48.051, a   school district to which this subsection applies, as provided by   Subsection (b), that has fewer than 130 students in average daily   attendance shall be provided an initial [ a basic ] allotment on the   basis of 130 students in average daily attendance if it offers a   kindergarten through grade four program and has preceding or   current year's average daily attendance of at least 75 students or   is 30 miles or more by bus route from the nearest high school   district.          SECTION 8.  Section 48.101, Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 48.101.  SMALL AND MID-SIZED DISTRICT ALLOTMENT.  (a)     Small and mid-sized districts are entitled to an annual allotment   in accordance with this section.  In this section:                (1)  "AA" is the district's annual allotment per   student in average daily attendance;                (2)  "ADA" is the number of students in average daily   attendance for which the district is entitled to an allotment under   Section 48.051; and                (3)   "IA" [ "BA" ] is the initial [ basic ] allotment   determined under Section 48.051.          (b)  A school district that has fewer than 1,600 students in   average daily attendance is entitled to an annual allotment for   each student in average daily attendance based on the following   formula:   AA = ((1,600 - ADA) X .0004) X IA [ BA ]          (c)  A school district that offers a kindergarten through   grade 12 program and has less than 5,000 students in average daily   attendance is entitled to an annual allotment for each student in   average daily attendance based on the formula, of the following   formulas, that results in the greatest annual allotment:                (1)  the formula in Subsection (b), if the district is   eligible for that formula; or                (2)  AA = ((5,000 - ADA) X .000025) X IA [ BA ].          (d)  Instead of the allotment under Subsection (b) or (c)(1),   a school district that has fewer than 300 students in average daily   attendance and is the only school district located in and operating   in a county is entitled to an annual allotment for each student in   average daily attendance based on the following formula:   AA = ((1,600 - ADA) X .00047) X IA [ BA ]          SECTION 9.  Sections 48.102(a) and (j), Education Code, are   amended to read as follows:          (a)  For each student in average daily attendance in a   special education program under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, in a   mainstream instructional arrangement, a school district is   entitled to an annual allotment equal to the initial [ basic ]   allotment, or, if applicable, the sum of the initial [ basic ]   allotment and the allotment under Section 48.101 to which the   district is entitled, multiplied by 1.15.  For each full-time   equivalent student in average daily attendance in a special   education program under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, in an   instructional arrangement other than a mainstream instructional   arrangement, a district is entitled to an annual allotment equal to   the initial [ basic ] allotment, or, if applicable, the sum of the   initial [ basic ] allotment and the allotment under Section 48.101 to   which the district is entitled, multiplied by a weight determined   according to instructional arrangement as follows:                Homebound 5.0                Hospital class 3.0                Speech therapy 5.0                Resource room 3.0                Self-contained, mild and moderate,                regular campus 3.0                Self-contained, severe, regular campus 3.0                Off home campus 2.7                Nonpublic day school 1.7                Vocational adjustment class 2.3          (j)  A school district that provides an extended year program   required by federal law for special education students who may   regress is entitled to receive funds in an amount equal to 75   percent, or a lesser percentage determined by the commissioner, of   the initial [ basic ] allotment, or, if applicable, the sum of the   initial [ basic ] allotment and the allotment under Section 48.101 to   which the district is entitled for each full-time equivalent   student in average daily attendance, multiplied by the amount   designated for the student's instructional arrangement under this   section, for each day the program is provided divided by the number   of days in the minimum school year.  The total amount of state   funding for extended year services under this section may not   exceed $10 million per year.  A school district may use funds   received under this section only in providing an extended year   program.          SECTION 10.  Section 48.103(a), Education Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a)  Subject to Subsection (b), for each student that a   school district serves who has been identified as having dyslexia   or a related disorder, the district is entitled to an annual   allotment equal to the initial [ basic ] allotment multiplied by 0.1   or a greater amount provided by appropriation.          SECTION 11.  Sections 48.104(a), (b), (e), and (e-1),   Education Code, are amended to read [Text truncated for display. 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