Sec. 42.160. HIGH SCHOOL ALLOTMENT. (a) A school district is entitled to an annual allotment of $275 for each student in average daily attendance in grades 9 through 12 in the district.
(b) A school district that is required to take action under Chapter 41 to reduce its wealth per student to the equalized wealth level is entitled to a credit, in the amount of the allotments to which the district is entitled under this section, against the total amount required under Section 41.093 for the district to purchase attendance credits. A school district that is otherwise ineligible for state aid under this chapter is entitled to receive allotments under this section.
(c) An open-enrollment charter school is entitled to an allotment under this section in the same manner as a school district.
(d) The commissioner shall adopt rules to administer this section, including rules related to the permissible use of funds allocated under this section to an open-enrollment charter school.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1328 (H.B. 3646), Sec. 56, eff. September 1, 2009.
Last modified: September 28, 2016