TITLE: Relating to the bilingual education allotment provided under the public school finance system.

SUMMARY: Relating to the bilingual education allotment provided under the public school finance system.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the bilingual education allotment provided under the public school finance system. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Sections 42.153(a) and (b), Education Code, are amended to read as follows: (a) For each student in average daily attendance in a bilingual education or special language program under Subchapter B, Chapter 29, a district is entitled to an annual allotment equal to the adjusted basic allotment multiplied by 0.25 [0.1].(b) Funds allocated under this section, other than an indirect cost allotment established under State Board of Education rule, which may not exceed 45 percent, must be used in providing bilingual education or special language programs under Subchapter B, Chapter 29, and must be accounted for under existing agency reporting and auditing procedures. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.