TITLE: Relating to the sparsity adjustment for certain school districts under the Foundation School Program.

SUMMARY: Relating to the sparsity adjustment for certain school districts under the Foundation School Program.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the sparsity adjustment for certain school districts under the Foundation School Program. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 42.105, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: (a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a school district that is the only district operating a campus in a county and operates: (1) a kindergarten through grade 12 program whose preceding or current year's average daily attendance is less than 130 students shall be provided an adjusted basic allotment on the basis of 130 students in average daily attendance; (2) a kindergarten through grade 8 program whose preceding or current year's average daily attendance is less than 75 students shall be provided an adjusted basic allotment on the basis of 75 students in average daily attendance; and (3) a kindergarten through grade 6 program whose preceding or current year's average daily attendance is less than 60 students shall be provided an adjusted basic allotment on the basis of 60 students in average daily attendance. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017, if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.