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TX HB1157

Bill

Status

Introduced

11/12/2024

Primary Sponsor

Gina Hinojosa

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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)

  • Preserves adjustments for districts with significant migratory student populations and allows commissioner adjustments for disasters, floods, or calamities affecting enrollment

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Public Education3/7/2025

Full Bill Text

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