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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 48.001. State Policy - Sec. 48.001. STATE POLICY. (a) It is the policy of...
Section 48.002. Purposes of Foundation School Program - Sec. 48.002. PURPOSES OF FOUNDATION SCHOOL PROGRAM. (a) The purposes...
Section 48.003. Student Eligibility - Sec. 48.003. STUDENT ELIGIBILITY. (a) A student is entitled to...
Section 48.004. Administration of the Program - Sec. 48.004. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM. The commissioner shall adopt...
Section 48.005. Average Daily Attendance - Sec. 48.005. AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE. (a) In this chapter, average...
Section 48.0051. Incentive for Additional Instructional Days - Sec. 48.0051. INCENTIVE FOR ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS. (a) Subject to...
Section 48.006. Average Daily Attendance for Districts in Disaster Area - Sec. 48.006. AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE FOR DISTRICTS IN DISASTER AREA....
Section 48.007. Off-Campus Programs Approved for Purposes of Average Daily Attendance - Sec. 48.007. OFF-CAMPUS PROGRAMS APPROVED FOR PURPOSES OF AVERAGE DAILY...
Section 48.0071. Off-Campus Courses or Programs Counted for Purposes of Average Daily Attendance - Sec. 48.0071. OFF-CAMPUS COURSES OR PROGRAMS COUNTED FOR PURPOSES OF...
Section 48.008. Public Education Information Management System (Peims) - Sec. 48.008. PUBLIC EDUCATION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (PEIMS). (a) Each...
Section 48.009. Required Peims Reporting - Sec. 48.009. REQUIRED PEIMS REPORTING. (a) In this section, "full-time...
Section 48.010. Determination of Funding Levels - Sec. 48.010. DETERMINATION OF FUNDING LEVELS. (a) Not later than...
Section 48.011. Commissioner Authority to Resolve Unintended Consequences From School Finance Formulas - Sec. 48.011. COMMISSIONER AUTHORITY TO RESOLVE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES FROM SCHOOL...
Subchapter B. Basic Entitlement
Section 48.051. Basic Allotment - Sec. 48.051. BASIC ALLOTMENT. (a) For each student in average...
Section 48.052. Sparsity Adjustment - Sec. 48.052. SPARSITY ADJUSTMENT. (a) Notwithstanding Section 48.051, a school...
Section 48.053. Allotment for Certain Special-Purpose School Districts - Sec. 48.053. ALLOTMENT FOR CERTAIN SPECIAL-PURPOSE SCHOOL DISTRICTS. (a) This...
Subchapter C. Student-Based Allotments
Section 48.101. Small and Mid-Sized District Allotment - Sec. 48.101. SMALL AND MID-SIZED DISTRICT ALLOTMENT. (a) Small and...
Section 48.102. Special Education - Sec. 48.102. SPECIAL EDUCATION. (a) For each student in average...
Section 48.103. Allotment for Student With Dyslexia or Related Disorder - Sec. 48.103. ALLOTMENT FOR STUDENT WITH DYSLEXIA OR RELATED DISORDER....
Section 48.104. Compensatory Education Allotment - Sec. 48.104. COMPENSATORY EDUCATION ALLOTMENT. (a) For each student who...
Section 48.1041. Compensatory Education Allotment Advisory Committee - Sec. 48.1041. COMPENSATORY EDUCATION ALLOTMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) The commissioner...
Section 48.105. Bilingual Education Allotment - Sec. 48.105. BILINGUAL EDUCATION ALLOTMENT. (a) For each student in...
Section 48.106. Career and Technology Education Allotment - Sec. 48.106. CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION ALLOTMENT. (a) For each...
Section 48.107. Public Education Grant Allotment - Sec. 48.107. PUBLIC EDUCATION GRANT ALLOTMENT. (a) Except as provided...
Section 48.108. Early Education Allotment - Sec. 48.108. EARLY EDUCATION ALLOTMENT. (a) For each student in...
Section 48.109. Gifted and Talented Student Allotment - Sec. 48.109. GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENT ALLOTMENT. (a) For each...
Section 48.110. College, Career, or Military Readiness Outcomes Bonus - Sec. 48.110. COLLEGE, CAREER, OR MILITARY READINESS OUTCOMES BONUS. (a)...
Section 48.111. Fast Growth Allotment - Sec. 48.111. FAST GROWTH ALLOTMENT. (a) Except as provided by...
Section 48.112. Teacher Incentive Allotment - Sec. 48.112. TEACHER INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT. (a) In this section, "rural...
Section 48.114. Mentor Program Allotment - Sec. 48.114. MENTOR PROGRAM ALLOTMENT. (a) A school district that...
Section 48.115. School Safety Allotment - Sec. 48.115. SCHOOL SAFETY ALLOTMENT. (a) From funds appropriated for...
Subchapter D. Additional Funding
Section 48.151. Transportation Allotment - Sec. 48.151. TRANSPORTATION ALLOTMENT. (a) Each district or county operating...
Section 48.152. New Instructional Facility Allotment - Sec. 48.152. NEW INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITY ALLOTMENT. (a) In this section:...
Section 48.153. Dropout Recovery School and Residential Placement Facility Allotment - Sec. 48.153. DROPOUT RECOVERY SCHOOL AND RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENT FACILITY ALLOTMENT....
Section 48.154. Tuition Allotment for Districts Not Offering All Grade Levels - Sec. 48.154. TUITION ALLOTMENT FOR DISTRICTS NOT OFFERING ALL GRADE...
Section 48.155. College Preparation Assessment Reimbursement - Sec. 48.155. COLLEGE PREPARATION ASSESSMENT REIMBURSEMENT. A school district is...
Section 48.156. Certification Examination Reimbursement - Sec. 48.156. CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION REIMBURSEMENT. A school district is entitled...
Subchapter E. Tier Two Entitlement
Section 48.201. Purpose - Sec. 48.201. PURPOSE. The purpose of the tier two component...
Section 48.202. Tier Two Allotment - Sec. 48.202. TIER TWO ALLOTMENT. (a) Each school district is...
Section 48.203. Limitation on Enrichment Tax Rate - Sec. 48.203. LIMITATION ON ENRICHMENT TAX RATE. The district enrichment...
Section 48.204. Computation of Aid for District on Military Reservation or at State School - Sec. 48.204. COMPUTATION OF AID FOR DISTRICT ON MILITARY RESERVATION...
Subchapter F. Financing the Program
Section 48.251. Financing; General Rule - Sec. 48.251. FINANCING; GENERAL RULE. (a) The cost of the...
Section 48.252. School District Entitlement for Certain Students - Sec. 48.252. SCHOOL DISTRICT ENTITLEMENT FOR CERTAIN STUDENTS. (a) This...
Section 48.253. Additional State Aid for Tax Increment Financing Payments - Sec. 48.253. ADDITIONAL STATE AID FOR TAX INCREMENT FINANCING PAYMENTS....
Section 48.254. Additional State Aid for Ad Valorem Tax Credits Under Texas Economic Development Act - Sec. 48.254. ADDITIONAL STATE AID FOR AD VALOREM TAX CREDITS...
Section 48.2541. Additional State Aid for Certain Ad Valorem Tax Refunds - Sec. 48.2541. ADDITIONAL STATE AID FOR CERTAIN AD VALOREM TAX...
Section 48.2542. Additional State Aid for Adjustment of Limitation on Tax Increases on Homestead of Elderly or Disabled - Text of section effective on January 01, 2023 Sec. 48.2542....
Section 48.2543. Additional State Aid for Homestead Exemption - Sec. 48.2543. ADDITIONAL STATE AID FOR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION. (a) Beginning...
Section 48.255. State Compression Percentage - Sec. 48.255. STATE COMPRESSION PERCENTAGE. (a) In this title, "state...
Section 48.2551. Maximum Compressed Tax Rate - Sec. 48.2551. MAXIMUM COMPRESSED TAX RATE. (a) In this section:...
Section 48.2552. Limitation on Maximum Compressed Rate - Sec. 48.2552. LIMITATION ON MAXIMUM COMPRESSED RATE. (a) Each year,...
Section 48.2553. Permitted Tax Rate for Maintenance of 2020-2021 School Year Basic Allotment - Sec. 48.2553. PERMITTED TAX RATE FOR MAINTENANCE OF 2020-2021 SCHOOL...
Section 48.2556. Posting on Agency Website of Information Related to Reduction of Limitation of Tax on Homesteads of Elderly or Disabled - Text of section effective on January 01, 2023 Sec. 48.2556....
Section 48.256. Local Share of Program Cost (Tier One) - Sec. 48.256. LOCAL SHARE OF PROGRAM COST (TIER ONE). (a)...
Section 48.257. Local Revenue Level in Excess of Entitlement - Sec. 48.257. LOCAL REVENUE LEVEL IN EXCESS OF ENTITLEMENT. (a)...
Section 48.258. Adjustment for Rapid Decline in Taxable Value of Property - Sec. 48.258. ADJUSTMENT FOR RAPID DECLINE IN TAXABLE VALUE OF...
Section 48.259. Adjustment for Optional Homestead Exemption - Sec. 48.259. ADJUSTMENT FOR OPTIONAL HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION. (a) In any...
Section 48.260. Adjustment for Property Value Affected by State of Disaster - Sec. 48.260. ADJUSTMENT FOR PROPERTY VALUE AFFECTED BY STATE OF...
Section 48.261. Reimbursement for Disaster Remediation Costs - Sec. 48.261. REIMBURSEMENT FOR DISASTER REMEDIATION COSTS. (a) This section...
Section 48.2611. One-Time Reimbursement for Winter Storm Uri - Sec. 48.2611. ONE-TIME REIMBURSEMENT FOR WINTER STORM URI. (a) The...
Section 48.262. Adjustments for Certain Districts Receiving Federal Impact Aid - Sec. 48.262. ADJUSTMENTS FOR CERTAIN DISTRICTS RECEIVING FEDERAL IMPACT AID....
Section 48.263. Adjustment for District Operating Pilot Program - Sec. 48.263. ADJUSTMENT FOR DISTRICT OPERATING PILOT PROGRAM. (a) This...
Section 48.264. Adjustment for Certain Districts With Early High School Graduation Programs - Sec. 48.264. ADJUSTMENT FOR CERTAIN DISTRICTS WITH EARLY HIGH SCHOOL...
Section 48.2642. Adjustments for Texas First Early High School Completion Program Graduates - Sec. 48.2642. ADJUSTMENTS FOR TEXAS FIRST EARLY HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION...
Section 48.265. Excess Funds for Video Surveillance of Special Education Settings - Sec. 48.265. EXCESS FUNDS FOR VIDEO SURVEILLANCE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION...
Section 48.266. Distribution of Foundation School Fund - Sec. 48.266. DISTRIBUTION OF FOUNDATION SCHOOL FUND. (a) For each...
Section 48.267. Adjustment by Commissioner - Sec. 48.267. ADJUSTMENT BY COMMISSIONER. (a) The commissioner may make...
Section 48.268. Adjustment for Resolution of Dispute or Error Resulting in Taxation of Same Property by Multiple School Districts - Sec. 48.268. ADJUSTMENT FOR RESOLUTION OF DISPUTE OR ERROR RESULTING...
Section 48.269. Estimates Required - Sec. 48.269. ESTIMATES REQUIRED. (a) Not later than October 1...
Section 48.270. Falsification of Records; Report - Sec. 48.270. FALSIFICATION OF RECORDS; REPORT. When, in the opinion...
Section 48.271. Effect of Appraisal Appeal - Sec. 48.271. EFFECT OF APPRAISAL APPEAL. (a) If the final...
Section 48.272. Recovery of Overallocated Funds - Sec. 48.272. RECOVERY OF OVERALLOCATED FUNDS. (a) If a school...
Section 48.2721. Recovery of Funds From Excessive Taxation - Sec. 48.2721. RECOVERY OF FUNDS FROM EXCESSIVE TAXATION. The commissioner...
Section 48.273. Foundation School Fund Transfers - Sec. 48.273. FOUNDATION SCHOOL FUND TRANSFERS. (a) In this section:...
Section 48.274. Foundation School Fund Transfers to Certain Charter Schools - Sec. 48.274. FOUNDATION SCHOOL FUND TRANSFERS TO CERTAIN CHARTER SCHOOLS....
Section 48.275. Use of Certain Funds - Sec. 48.275. USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS. (a) In this section,...
Section 48.277. Formula Transition Grant - Sec. 48.277. FORMULA TRANSITION GRANT. (a) A school district or...
Section 48.278. Equalized Wealth Transition Grant - Sec. 48.278. EQUALIZED WEALTH TRANSITION GRANT. (a) Subject to Subsection...
Section 48.279. Maintenance of State Financial Support for Special Education - Sec. 48.279. MAINTENANCE OF STATE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION....
Section 48.281. Maintenance of Effort and Equity for Federal Money Related to Covid-19 Pandemic - Sec. 48.281. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT AND EQUITY FOR FEDERAL MONEY...
Subchapter G. Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 48.301. Additional Assistance for Districts With Students Using Public Education Grants - Sec. 48.301. ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR DISTRICTS WITH STUDENTS USING PUBLIC...
Section 48.302. Subsidy for High School Equivalency Examination for Certain Individuals - Sec. 48.302. SUBSIDY FOR HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY EXAMINATION FOR CERTAIN...
Section 48.303. Additional State Aid for Regional Education Service Center Staff Salary Increases - Sec. 48.303. ADDITIONAL STATE AID FOR REGIONAL EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER...
Subchapter H. Texas Commission on Special Education Funding
Section 48.401. Definition - Sec. 48.401. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "commission" means the Texas...
Section 48.402. Texas Commission on Special Education Funding - Sec. 48.402. TEXAS COMMISSION ON SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING. (a) The...
Section 48.403. Presiding Officer - Sec. 48.403. PRESIDING OFFICER. The governor shall designate the presiding...
Section 48.404. Compensation and Reimbursement - Sec. 48.404. COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT. A member of the commission...
Section 48.405. Administrative Support and Funding - Sec. 48.405. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AND FUNDING. (a) The agency shall...
Section 48.406. Recommendations - Sec. 48.406. RECOMMENDATIONS. (a) The commission shall develop recommendations under...
Section 48.407. Report - Sec. 48.407. REPORT. Not later than December 31, 2022, the...
Section 48.408. Public Meetings and Public Information - Sec. 48.408. PUBLIC MEETINGS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION. (a) The commission...
Section 48.409. Commission Abolished; Expiration of Subchapter - Sec. 48.409. COMMISSION ABOLISHED; EXPIRATION OF SUBCHAPTER. The commission is...
Subchapter I. Texas Commission on Virtual Education
Section 48.402. Texas Commission on Virtual Education - Sec. 48.402. TEXAS COMMISSION ON VIRTUAL EDUCATION. (a) The commission...
Section 48.406. Recommendations - Sec. 48.406. RECOMMENDATIONS. (a) The commission shall develop recommendations to...
Section 48.4085. Gifts, Grants, and Donations - Sec. 48.4085. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS. The agency may accept...