Texas Education Code § 42.260 Use Of Certain Funds

Sec. 42.260. USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS. (a) In this section, "participating charter school" means an open-enrollment charter school that participates in the uniform group coverage program established under Chapter 1579, Insurance Code.

(b) For each year, the commissioner shall certify to each school district or participating charter school the amount of 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:

(1) the equalized wealth level under Section 41.002; or

(2) the guaranteed level of state and local funds per weighted student per cent of tax effort under Section 42.302.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a school district or participating charter school may use the following amount of funds only to pay contributions under a group health coverage plan for district or school employees:

(1) an amount equal to 75 percent of the amount certified for the district or school under Subsection (b); or

(2) if the following amount is less than the amount specified by Subdivision (1), the sum of:

(A) 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

(B) the difference between the amount necessary for the district or school to comply with Section 3, Article 3.50-9, Insurance Code, for the school year and the amount the district or school is required to use to provide health coverage under Section 2 of that article for that year.

(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, Sec. 2.08, eff. Sept. 1, 2002.

Amended by:

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1328 (H.B. 3646), Sec. 62, eff. September 1, 2009.

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 57.25, eff. September 28, 2011.


Text of section effective until September 01, 2017


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