Bill Text: TX HB341 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Bill 341 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to funding for public school career and technology programs.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-19 - Referred to Public Education [HB341 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HB341-Introduced.html

	86R461 MEW-F

	By: Cortez	H.B. No. 341



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to funding for public school career and technology
	programs.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Sections 42.154(a) and (c), Education Code, are
	amended to read as follows:
	(a) For each full-time equivalent student in average daily
	attendance in an approved career and technology education program
	in grades 8 [~~nine~~] through 12 or in career and technology education
	programs for students with disabilities in grades 7 [~~seven~~] through
	12, a district is entitled to:
	(1) an annual allotment equal to the adjusted basic
	allotment multiplied by a weight of 1.35; and
	(2) $50, if the student is enrolled in two or more
	advanced career and technology education classes for a total of
	three or more credits.
	(c) Funds allocated under this section, other than an
	indirect cost allotment established under State Board of Education
	rule, must be used in providing career and technology education
	programs in grades 8 [~~nine~~] through 12 or career and technology
	education programs for students with disabilities in grades 7
	[~~seven~~] through 12 under Sections 29.182, 29.183, and 29.184.
	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.