TITLE: Relating to additional state aid for school districts for the provision of certain prekindergarten classes.

SUMMARY: Relating to additional state aid for school districts for the provision of certain prekindergarten classes.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to additional state aid for school districts for the provision of certain prekindergarten classes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 48, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 48.316 to read as follows: Sec. 48.316. ADDITIONAL STATE AID FOR CERTAIN PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS. A school district is entitled to additional state aid in an amount equal to the difference, if the difference is greater than zero, between: (1) the amount necessary to fully compensate the district for operating costs for prekindergarten classes provided through a contract with a community-based child-care provider under Section 29.153(g), a private entity under Section 29.1532, or an eligible private provider under Section 29.171, including costs associated with staffing, instructional materials, facilities, and curriculum requirements; and (2) the amount to which the district is otherwise entitled under this chapter for students in average daily attendance in a prekindergarten class described by Subdivision (1). SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.