HB 3692
AN ACT relating to additional state aid for school districts for the
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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What This Bill Does
Provides additional state funding to school districts that offer prekindergarten programs through contracts with community-based child-care providers, private entities, or eligible private providers. The funding will cover the difference between the district's operating costs for these prekindergarten classes (including staffing, materials, and facilities) and the standard state funding they receive for student attendance. The goal is to support and expand access to quality early childhood education by helping districts offset the expenses of partnering with external providers.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to additional state aid for school districts for the provision of certain prekindergarten classes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 48, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 48.316 to read as follows: Sec. 48.316. ADDITIONAL STATE AID FOR CERTAIN PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS. A school district is entitled to additional state aid in an amount equal to the difference, if the difference is greater than zero, between: (1) the amount necessary to fully compensate the district for operating costs for prekindergarten classes provided through a contract with a community-based child-care provider under Section 29.153(g), a private entity under Section 29.1532, or an eligible private provider under Section 29.171, including costs associated with staffing, instructional materials, facilities, and (2) the amount to which the district is otherwise entitled under this chapter for students in average daily attendance in a prekindergarten class described by Subdivision (1). SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to additional state aid for school districts for the
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