Bill Text: TX SB647 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to a transportation allotment credit for school districts required to take action to reduce wealth per student and inclusion of the cost of education adjustment in the computation of weighted average daily attendance.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-13 - Referred to Education [SB647 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-SB647-Introduced.html

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85R2172 CAE-D
By: Seliger S.B. No. 647

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a transportation allotment credit for school districts
required to take action to reduce wealth per student and inclusion
of the cost of education adjustment in the computation of weighted
average daily attendance.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 42.155, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (m) to read as follows:
(m) A school district that is required to take action under
Chapter 41 to reduce its wealth per student to the equalized wealth
level is entitled to a credit, in the amount of the allotments to
which the district is entitled under this section, against the
total amount required under Section 41.093 for the district to
purchase attendance credits. The commissioner may adopt rules
necessary to implement this subsection.
SECTION 2. Section 42.302(a), Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) Each school district is guaranteed a specified amount
per weighted student in state and local funds for each cent of tax
effort over that required for the district's local fund assignment
up to the maximum level specified in this subchapter. The amount
of state support, subject only to the maximum amount under Section
42.303, is determined by the formula:
GYA = (GL X WADA X DTR X 100) - LR
where:
"GYA" is the guaranteed yield amount of state funds to be
allocated to the district;
"GL" is the dollar amount guaranteed level of state and local
funds per weighted student per cent of tax effort, which is an
amount described by Subsection (a-1) or a greater amount for any
year provided by appropriation;
"WADA" is the number of students in weighted average daily
attendance, which is calculated by dividing the sum of the school
district's allotments under Subchapters B and C, less any allotment
to the district for transportation and [,] any allotment under
Section 42.158 or 42.160, [and 50 percent of the adjustment under
Section 42.102,] by the basic allotment for the applicable year;
"DTR" is the district enrichment tax rate of the school
district, which is determined by subtracting the amounts specified
by Subsection (b) from the total amount of maintenance and
operations taxes collected by the school district for the
applicable school year and dividing the difference by the quotient
of the district's taxable value of property as determined under
Subchapter M, Chapter 403, Government Code, or, if applicable,
under Section 42.2521, divided by 100; and
"LR" is the local revenue, which is determined by multiplying
"DTR" by the quotient of the district's taxable value of property as
determined under Subchapter M, Chapter 403, Government Code, or, if
applicable, under Section 42.2521, divided by 100.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.