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TX HB3
Bill
Status
Passed
6/12/2019
Primary Sponsor
Dan Huberty
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AI Summary
- Increases the basic allotment per student in the Foundation School Program from $4,765 to $6,160 and restructures school finance formulas by creating new Chapters 47, 48, and 49 of the Education Code to replace former Chapters 41 and 42
- Compresses school district maintenance and operations property tax rates by setting the state compression percentage at 93% of $1.00 per $100 valuation, with additional mechanisms beginning in 2020-2021 to further reduce and equalize tax rates based on district property value growth
- Creates new student-based funding allotments including an early education allotment for disadvantaged K-3 students, a dyslexia allotment, a fast growth allotment, a college/career/military readiness outcomes bonus ($3,000-$5,000 per qualifying graduate), and a teacher incentive allotment providing $3,000-$32,000 per designated teacher
- Requires school districts to use at least 30% of increased per-student funding for employee compensation, with 75% of that amount directed to classroom teachers, librarians, counselors, and nurses, and mandates full-day prekindergarten for eligible four-year-olds
- Establishes new requirements for educator misconduct reporting, creates a registry of persons ineligible for public school employment, requires efficiency audits before certain tax rate elections, and mandates that students complete a FAFSA or TASFA application before high school graduation
Legislative Description
Relating to public school finance and public education; creating a criminal offense; authorizing the imposition of a fee.
State Finances
Last Action
See remarks for effective date
6/12/2019
Committee Referrals
Education4/4/2019
Public Education3/5/2019
Full Bill Text
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