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TX HB683
Bill
Status
11/12/2024
Primary Sponsor
Diego Bernal
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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 the state allocates Foundation School Program funds to school districts and charter schools
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Defines average enrollment as the average number of students enrolled in a school district during a school year, rather than the previous calculation based on daily attendance counts divided by instructional days
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Requires the commissioner to adopt rules determining the method to calculate average enrollment, including establishing minimum instructional time requirements for full or half average enrollment funding eligibility
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Maintains existing provisions for funding adjustments in cases of enrollment decline (2% or more), military base closures, natural disasters, and districts with significant migratory student populations
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Removes provisions related to calculating attendance for flexible year programs, flexible school day programs, and blended learning programs, simplifying the funding calculation process
Legislative Description
Relating to the use of average enrollment for purposes of the public school finance system.
Education
Last Action
Referred to Public Education
3/4/2025