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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to funding for public school career and technology |
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programs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 42.154(a) and (c), Education Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) For each full-time equivalent student in average daily |
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attendance in an approved career and technology education program |
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in grades seven [nine] through 12 [or in career and technology
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education programs for students with disabilities in grades seven
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through 12], a district is entitled to: |
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(1) an annual allotment equal to the adjusted basic |
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allotment multiplied by a weight of 1.36 [1.35]; and |
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(2) $50, if the student is enrolled in: |
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(A) two or more advanced career and technology |
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education classes for a total of three or more credits; or |
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(B) an advanced course as part of a tech-prep |
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program under Subchapter T, Chapter 61. |
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(c) Funds allocated under this section, other than an |
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indirect cost allotment established under State Board of Education |
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rule, must be used in providing career and technology education |
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programs in grades seven [nine] through 12 [or career and
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technology education programs for students with disabilities in
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grades seven through 12] under Sections 29.182, 29.183, and 29.184. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |