Bill Text: TX HB731 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled


Bill Title: Relating to a pilot program under the foundation school program for funding prekindergarten programs provided by certain school districts with early high school graduation programs.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2015-06-17 - Effective on 9/1/15 [HB731 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-HB731-Enrolled.html
 
 
  H.B. No. 731
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to a pilot program under the foundation school program for
  funding prekindergarten programs provided by certain school
  districts with early high school graduation programs.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter E, Chapter 42, Education Code, is
  amended by adding Section 42.2527 to read as follows:
         Sec. 42.2527.  ADJUSTMENT FOR CERTAIN DISTRICTS WITH EARLY
  HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION PROGRAMS. (a) As a pilot program to enable
  the state to evaluate the benefit of providing additional funding
  at the prekindergarten level for low-income students, the
  commissioner shall provide prekindergarten funding in accordance
  with this section to a school district located in a county that
  borders the United Mexican States and the Gulf of Mexico.
         (b)  The commissioner shall provide funding for a school
  district's prekindergarten program on a half-day basis for a number
  of low-income prekindergarten students equal to twice the number of
  students who received, as a result of participation in an early high
  school graduation program operated by the district, a high school
  diploma from the district during the preceding school year after
  three years of secondary school attendance. 
         (c)  The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to implement
  this section.
         (d)  This section expires September 1, 2023.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 731 was passed by the House on May 15,
  2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 119, Nays 20, 2 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 731 was passed by the Senate on May
  24, 2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 23, Nays 7.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor       
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