Texas Education Code - Section 42.2514. Additional State Aid For School Employee Benefits
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§ 42.2514. ADDITIONAL STATE AID FOR SCHOOL EMPLOYEE
BENEFITS. (a) In this section, "participating charter school"
means an open-enrollment charter school that participates in the
uniform group coverage program established under Article 3.50-7,
Insurance Code.
(b) For each school year, a school district, including a
school district that is otherwise ineligible for state aid under
this chapter, or a participating charter school is entitled to
state aid in an amount, as determined by the commissioner, equal to
the difference, if any, between:
(1) the amount determined by multiplying the amount of
$900 or the amount specified in the General Appropriations Act for
that year for purposes of the state contribution under Section 9,
Article 3.50-7, Insurance Code, by the number of district or school
employees who participate in a group health coverage plan provided
by or through the district or school; and
(2) an amount equal to 75 percent of the amount of:
(A) additional funds to which the district or
school is entitled due to the increase made by H.B. No. 3343, Acts
of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, to:
(i) the equalized wealth level under
Section 41.002; and
(ii) the guaranteed level of state and
local funds per weighted student per cent of tax effort under
Section 42.302; or
(B) additional state aid to which the district is
entitled under Section 42.2513.
(c) A school district or participating charter school may
use state aid received under this section only to pay contributions
under a group health coverage plan for district or school
employees.
(d) A determination by the commissioner under this section
is final and may not be appealed.
(e) The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this
section.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1187, § 2.05, eff. Sept. 1,
2002.
Section: 42.156 42.157 42.158 42.251 42.2511 42.2512 42.2513 42.2514 42.2515 42.2516 42.2517 42.2521 42.2522 42.253
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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