Bill Text: TX HB2256 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the authority of the governor to transfer to the Texas Education Agency for prekindergarten programs amounts appropriated to trusteed programs in the office of the governor.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-04-28 - Left pending in committee [HB2256 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB2256-Introduced.html
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By: King of Hemphill | H.B. No. 2256 |
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relating to the authority of the governor to transfer to the Texas | ||
Education Agency for prekindergarten programs amounts appropriated | ||
to trusteed programs in the office of the governor. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 401, Government Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 401.107 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 401.107. TRANSFERS FOR PREKINDERGARTEN. (a) | ||
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governor may | ||
transfer to the Texas Education Agency any amounts appropriated to | ||
a trusteed program within the office of the governor. | ||
(b) Any amounts transferred by the governor under this | ||
section may be used by the Texas Education Agency only to finance | ||
amounts to which school districts are entitled under the Foundation | ||
School Program on the basis of the number of students in average | ||
daily attendance in prekindergarten programs under Subchapter E, | ||
Chapter 29, Education Code. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |