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TX HB1157
Bill
Status
11/12/2024
Primary Sponsor
Gina Hinojosa
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AI Summary
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Replaces "average daily attendance" with "average enrollment" as the basis for calculating public school funding throughout the Texas Education Code, fundamentally changing how schools are funded from attendance-based to enrollment-based
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Defines average enrollment as the average number of students enrolled in a school district during a school year, with the commissioner required to adopt rules determining the calculation method
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Maintains existing provisions for districts experiencing enrollment declines of 2% or more, allowing funding based on up to 98% of the prior year's enrollment (or 100% if decline is due to military base closures)
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Preserves adjustments for districts with significant migratory student populations and allows commissioner adjustments for disasters, floods, or calamities affecting enrollment
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Removes provisions related to calculating average daily attendance for flexible year programs, flexible school day programs, and blended learning programs, as these become unnecessary under enrollment-based funding
Legislative Description
Relating to the use of average enrollment for purposes of the public school finance system.
State Finances
Last Action
Referred to Public Education
3/7/2025