By: King of Hemphill H.B. No. 100       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the compensation of public school educators and to the   public school finance system, including enrollment-based funding   for certain allotments under the Foundation School Program.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:   ARTICLE 1. CHANGES EFFECTIVE FOR 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR          SECTION 1.01.  Section 19.009(d-2), Education Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (d-2)  Beginning with the 2009-2010 school year, the   district shall increase the [monthly] salary of each classroom   teacher, full-time speech pathologist, full-time librarian,   full-time school counselor certified under Subchapter B, Chapter   21, and full-time school nurse employed by the district by the   greater of:                (1)  $80 per month; or                (2)  the maximum uniform amount per month that, when   combined with any resulting increases in the amount of   contributions made by the district for social security coverage for   the specified employees or by the district on behalf of the   specified employees under Section 825.405, Government Code, may be   provided using an amount equal to the product of $60 multiplied by   the number of students in weighted average daily attendance in the   district during the 2009-2010 school year.          SECTION 1.02.  Section 21.402, Education Code, is amended by   amending Subsections (a) and (g) and adding Subsections (a-1),   (c-2), (i), (j), (k), and (l) to read as follows:          (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (c-2) [(e-1) or (f)], a   school district must pay each employee who is employed as a   classroom teacher, full-time librarian, full-time school counselor   certified under Subchapter B, or full-time school nurse not less   than the highest annual minimum [minimum monthly] salary described   by the following schedule applicable to [, based on] the employee's   certification, if any, and years [level] of experience:                (1)  for an employee with less than five years of   experience who holds:                      (A)  no certification $35,000;                      (B)  a teacher intern, teacher trainee, or   probationary certificate issued under Subchapter B $37,000;                      (C)  the base certificate required under Section   21.003(a) for employment in the employee's position other than a   certificate described by Paragraph (B) $40,000; or                      (D)  any certificate described under this   subsection and a designation under Section 21.3521 $43,000;                (2)  for an employee with at least five years of   experience who holds:                      (A)  no certification $45,000;                      (B)  a teacher intern, teacher trainee, or   probationary certificate issued under Subchapter B $47,000;                      (C)  the base certificate required under Section   21.003(a) for employment in the employee's position other than a   certificate described by Paragraph (B) $50,000; or                      (D)  any certificate described under this   subsection and a designation under Section 21.3521 $53,000; or                (3)  for an employee with at least 10 years of   experience who holds:                      (A)  no certification $55,000;                      (B)  a teacher intern, teacher trainee, or   probationary certificate issued under Subchapter B $57,000;                      (C)  the base certificate required under Section   21.003(a) for employment in the employee's position $60,000; or                      (D)  any certificate described under this   subsection and a designation under Section 21.3521 $63,000   [in addition to other factors, as determined by commissioner rule,   determined by the following formula:   [MS = SF x FS   [where:          ["MS" is the minimum monthly salary;          ["SF" is the applicable salary factor specified by Subsection   (c); and          ["FS" is the amount, as determined by the commissioner under   Subsection (b), of the basic allotment as provided by Section   48.051(a) or (b) for a school district with a maintenance and   operations tax rate at least equal to the state maximum compressed   tax rate, as defined by Section 48.051(a)].          (a-1)  For purposes of Subsection (a), a full-time school   nurse is considered to hold the base certificate required under   Section 21.003(a) for employment as a school nurse, regardless of   the other certifications held by the nurse.          (c-2)  A school district is not required to pay an employee   who is employed as a classroom teacher, full-time librarian,   full-time school counselor certified under Subchapter B, or   full-time school nurse the minimum salary required under   Subsection (a) for the school year following a school year during   which the district reviews the employee's performance and finds   the employee's performance unsatisfactory.          (g)  The commissioner may adopt rules to govern the   application of this section, including rules that:                (1)  require the payment of a minimum salary under this   section to a person employed in more than one capacity for which a   minimum salary is provided and whose combined employment in those   capacities constitutes full-time employment; and                (2)  specify the credentials a person must hold to be   considered a [speech pathologist or] school nurse under this   section.          (i)  A school district must use at least 50 percent of the   difference between what the district would have paid under Section   825.405, Government Code, based on the salaries paid under this   section as it existed on January 1, 2023, and what the district   pays under Section 825.405, Government Code, based on the salaries   paid under this section as it exists after September 1, 2023, to   increase the average total compensation per district employee   employed as a classroom teacher, full-time librarian, full-time   school counselor certified under Subchapter B, or full-time school   nurse. In calculating average total compensation per district   employee under this subsection, a district may not include   compensation paid to a classroom teacher, full-time librarian,   full-time school counselor certified under Subchapter B, or   full-time school nurse in a position added by the school district   for the current school year that increases the ratio of those   employees to enrolled students over the ratio of those employees to   enrolled students for the preceding year.          (j)  A school district that increases employee compensation   in the 2023-2024 school year to comply with Subsection (a), as   amended by __.B. ____, Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular   Session, 2023, is providing compensation for services rendered   independently of an existing employment contract applicable to   that year and is not in violation of Section 53, Article III, Texas   Constitution. A school district that does not meet the   requirements of Subsection (a) in the 2023-2024 school year may   satisfy the requirements of this section by providing an employee a   one-time bonus payment during the 2024-2025 school year in an   amount equal to the difference between the compensation earned by   the employee during the 2023-2024 school year and the compensation   the employee should have received during that school year if the   district had complied with Subsection (a).          (k)  Notwithstanding the minimum salary schedule under   Subsection (a), a school district that increases the amount a   classroom teacher, full-time librarian, full-time school counselor   certified under Subchapter B, or full-time school nurse is   compensated during the 2023-2024 school year by at least $8,000   more than the amount the employee was compensated during the   2022-2023 school year complies with the requirements of this   section for the 2023-2024 school year.          (l)  Subsections (i), (j), and (k) and this subsection expire   September 1, 2025.          SECTION 1.03.  The heading to Section 21.403, Education   Code, is amended to read as follows:          Sec. 21.403.  DETERMINATION OF YEARS OF EXPERIENCE   [PLACEMENT ON MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE].          SECTION 1.04.  Sections 21.403(b) and (c), Education Code,   are amended to read as follows:          (b)  For each year of work experience required for   certification in a career or technological field, up to a maximum of   two years, a certified career or technology education teacher is   entitled to [salary step] credit as if the work experience were   teaching experience.          (c)  The commissioner shall adopt rules for determining the   experience for which a teacher, librarian, school counselor, or   nurse is to be given credit for purposes of the minimum salary   schedule under Section 21.402(a) [in placing the teacher,   librarian, school counselor, or nurse on the minimum salary   schedule]. A district shall credit the teacher, librarian, school   counselor, or nurse for each year of experience without regard to   whether the years are consecutive.          SECTION 1.05.  Section 21.4552(d), Education Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (d)  From funds appropriated for that purpose, a teacher who   attends a literacy achievement academy is entitled to receive a   stipend in the amount determined by the commissioner. A stipend   received under this subsection is not considered in determining   whether a school district is paying the teacher the minimum   [monthly] salary under Section 21.402.          SECTION 1.06.  Section 21.4553(d), Education Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (d)  From funds appropriated for that purpose, a teacher who   attends a mathematics achievement academy is entitled to receive a   stipend in the amount determined by the commissioner. A stipend   received under this subsection is not considered in determining   whether a district is paying the teacher the minimum [monthly]   salary under Section 21.402.          SECTION 1.07.  Section 21.4555(f), Education Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (f)  From funds available for that purpose, a teacher who   attends a civics training program may receive a stipend in an amount   determined by the commissioner. A stipend received under this   section is not included in determining whether a district is paying   the teacher the minimum [monthly] salary under Section 21.402.          SECTION 1.08.  Section 30.102(b), Education Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (b)  A classroom teacher, full-time librarian, full-time   school counselor certified under Subchapter B, Chapter 21, or   full-time school nurse employed by the department is entitled to   receive as a minimum salary the [monthly] salary specified by   Section 21.402. A classroom teacher, full-time librarian,   full-time school counselor, or full-time school nurse may be paid,   from funds appropriated to the department, a salary in excess of the   minimum specified by that section, but the salary may not exceed the   rate of pay for a similar position in the public schools of an   adjacent school district.          SECTION 1.09.  Section 33.009(h), Education Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (h)  From funds appropriated for that purpose, a school   counselor who attends the academy under this section is entitled to   receive a stipend in the amount determined by the coordinating   board. If funds are available after all eligible school counselors   have received a stipend under this subsection, the coordinating   board shall pay a stipend in the amount determined by the   coordinating board to a teacher who attends the academy under this   section. A stipend received under this subsection is not   considered in determining whether a district is paying the school   counselor or teacher the minimum [monthly] salary under Section   21.402.          SECTION 1.10.  Subchapter A, Chapter 48, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 48.0055 to read as follows:          Sec. 48.0055.  ENROLLMENT-BASED FUNDING. The commissioner   by rule shall establish the method for determining average   enrollment for purposes of funding provided based on average   enrollment under Chapter 46 and this chapter.          SECTION 1.11.  Section 48.051, Education Code, is amended by   amending Subsections (a) and (c) and adding Subsections (c-3) and   (c-4) to read as follows:          (a)  For each student in average daily attendance, not   including the time students spend each day in special education   programs in an instructional arrangement other than mainstream or   career and technology education programs, for which an additional   allotment is made under Subchapter C, a district is entitled to an   allotment equal to [the lesser of $6,160 or] the amount that results   from the following formula:   A = B [$6,160] X TR/MCR   where:          "A" is the allotment to which a district is entitled;          "B" is the base amount, which equals the greater of:                (1)  $6,210;                (2)  an amount equal to the district's base amount under   this section for the preceding school year; or                (3)  the amount appropriated under Subsection (b);          "TR" is the district's tier one maintenance and operations   tax rate, as provided by Section 45.0032; and          "MCR" is the district's maximum compressed tax rate, as   determined under Section 48.2551.          (c)  During any school year for which the value of "A"   determined [maximum amount of the basic allotment provided] under   Subsection (a) [or (b)] is greater than the value of "A" [maximum   amount provided] for the preceding school year, a school district   must use at least 50 [30] percent of the amount[, if the amount is   greater than zero,] that equals the product of the average daily   attendance of the district multiplied by the difference in the   value of "A" [amount of the difference between the district's   funding under this chapter per student in average daily attendance]   for the current school year and the value of "A" for the preceding   school year to increase the average total compensation per employee   employed by the district as [provide compensation increases to   full-time district employees other than administrators as follows:                [(1)  75 percent must be used to increase the   compensation paid to] classroom teachers, full-time librarians,   full-time school counselors certified under Subchapter B, Chapter   21, and full-time school nurses [, prioritizing differentiated   compensation for classroom teachers with more than five years of   experience; and                [(2)  25 percent may be used as determined by the   district to increase compensation paid to full-time district   employees]. In calculating average total compensation per employee   under this subsection, a school district may not consider   compensation paid to a district employee employed in a position   described by this subsection added by the school district for the   current school year that increases the ratio of those employees to   the students enrolled in the district compared to the preceding   school year.          (c-3)  If a school district increases employee compensation   in a school year to comply with Subsection (c), as amended by __.B.   ____, Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, the   district is providing compensation for services rendered   independently of an existing employment contract applicable to   that year and is not a violation of Section 53, Article III, Texas   Constitution.          (c-4)  A school district that does not meet the requirements   of Subsection (c) during a school year may satisfy the requirements   of this section by providing an employee a one-time bonus payment   during the following school year in an amount equal to the   difference between the compensation earned by the employee and the   compensation the employee should have received during the school   year if the district had complied with Subsection (c).          SECTION 1.12.  Section 48.101, Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 48.101.  SMALL AND MID-SIZED DISTRICT ALLOTMENT. (a)   Small and mid-sized districts are entitled to an annual allotment   in accordance with this section. In this section:                (1)  "AA" is the district's annual allotment per   student in average enrollment [daily attendance];                (2)  "AE" ["ADA"] is the number of students in average   enrollment [daily attendance for which the district is entitled to   an allotment under Section 48.051]; and                (3)  "BA" is the basic allotment determined for a   student in average daily attendance under Section 48.051.          (b)  A school district that has fewer than 1,600 students in   average enrollment [daily attendance] is entitled to an annual   allotment for each student in average enrollment [daily attendance]   based on the following formula:   AA = ((1,600 - AE [ADA]) X __________[.0004]) X BA          (c)  A school district that offers a kindergarten through   grade 12 program and has fewer [less] than 5,000 students in average   enrollment [daily attendance] is entitled to an annual allotment   for each student in average enrollment [daily attendance] based on   the formula, of the following formulas, that results in the   greatest annual allotment:                (1)  the formula in Subsection (b), if the district is   eligible for that formula; or                (2)  AA = ((5,000 - AE [ADA]) X __________[.000025]) X   BA.          (d)  Instead of the allotment under Subsection (b) or (c)(1),   a school district that has fewer than 300 students in average   enrollment [daily attendance] and is the only school district   located in and operating in a county is entitled to an annual   allotment for each student in average enrollment [daily attendance]   based on the following formula:   AA = ((1,600 - AE [ADA]) X __________[.00047]) X BA          SECTION 1.13.  Section 48.151(c), Education Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (c)  Each district or county operating a regular   transportation system is entitled to an allotment based on a rate of   $1.54 per mile per regular eligible student or a greater rate set by   the legislature in the General Appropriations Act.          SECTION 1.14.  Subchapter D, Chapter 48, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 48.160 to read as follows:          Sec. 48.160.  ALLOTMENT FOR ADVANCED MATHEMATICS PATHWAYS   AND CERTAIN PROGRAMS OF STUDY. (a) A school district is eligible   to receive an allotment under this section if the district offers   through in-person instruction, remote instruction, or a hybrid of   in-person and remote instruction:                (1)  an advanced mathematics pathway that begins with   Algebra I in grade eight and continues through progressively more   advanced mathematics courses in each grade from grade 9 through 12;                (2)  a program of study in:                      (A)  computer programming and software   development; or                      (B)  cybersecurity; and                (3)  a program of study in a specialized skilled trade,   such as:                      (A)  plumbing and pipefitting;                      (B)  electrical;                      (C)  welding;                      (D)  diesel and heavy equipment;                      (E)  aviation maintenance; or                      (F)  applied agricultural engineering.          (b)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a school district is   eligible for the allotment under this section for students enrolled   in a high school in the district that does not offer a program of   study described by Subsection (a)(2) or (3) if:                (1)  high school students who reside in the attendance   zone of the high school may participate in the program of study by   enrolling in another high school:                      (A)  that:                            (i)  is in the same district or a neighboring   school district;                            (ii)  was assigned the same or a better   campus overall performance rating under Section 39.054 as the high   school in whose attendance zone the students reside; and                            (iii)  offers the program of study; and                      (B)  to and from which transportation is provided   for those students; or                (2)  students enrolled in the high school:                      (A)  are offered instruction for the program of   study at another location, such as another high school in the same   district or a neighboring school district; and                      (B)  receive transportation to and from the   location described by Paragraph (A).          (c)  An eligible school district is entitled to an annual   allotment of $10 for each student enrolled at a high school in the   district that offers a pathway or program of study from each   subdivision described by Subsection (a) if:                (1)  each student enrolled at the high school takes a   progressively more advanced mathematics course each year of   enrollment; and                (2)  for each of those pathways or programs of study, at   least one student enrolled at the high school completes a course in   the pathway or program of study.          (d)  A school district that receives an allotment under   Subsection (c) and Section 48.101 is entitled to receive an   additional allotment in an amount equal to the product of 0.1 and   the allotment to which the district is entitled under Section   48.101 for each student for which the district receives an   allotment under Subsection (c). An open-enrollment charter school   is not eligible for an allotment under this subsection.          (e)  The commissioner by rule may establish requirements to   ensure students enrolled in a high school to which Subsection (b)   applies have meaningful access to the programs of study described   by Subsections (a)(2) and (3).          (f)  The agency may reduce the amount of a school district's   allotment under this section if the agency determines that the   district has not complied with any provision of this section.          SECTION 1.15.  Sections 48.277(d) and (e), Education Code,   are amended to read as follows:          (d)  A school district or open-enrollment charter school is   not entitled to an allotment under Subsection (a) beginning with   the 2029-2030 [2024-2025] school year.          (e)  This section expires September 1, 2030 [2025].          SECTION 1.16.  Subchapter F, Chapter 48, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 48.280 to read as follows:          Sec. 48.280.  SALARY TRANSITION ALLOTMENT. (a) In the   2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years, a school district is entitled   to receive an annual salary transition allotment equal to the   difference, if that amount is greater than zero, between:                (1)  the amount calculated under Subsection (b); and                (2)  the amount calculated under Subsection (c).          (b)  The agency shall calculate a school district's value for   Subsection (a)(1) by determining the difference in the amount the   district must pay in compensation to employees on the minimum   salary schedule under Section 21.402, as amended by __.B. ____,   Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, from the   amount paid in compensation to employees on the minimum salary   schedule under that section as effective in the 2022-2023 school   year, less the difference between:                (1)  the amount of employer contributions under Section   825.4035, Government Code, and Section 1575.203, Insurance Code,   the district paid in the 2022-2023 school year for employees on the   minimum salary schedule under Section 21.402; and                (2)  the amount the district would have paid in   employer contributions under Section 825.4035, Government Code,   and Section 1575.203, Insurance Code, in the 2022-2023 school year   for employees on the minimum salary schedule if the changes made to   Section 21.402 by __.B. ____, Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular   Session, 2023, had been in effect.          (c)  The agency shall calculate a school district's value for   Subsection (a)(2) by determining the total maintenance and   operations revenue for the current school year less the total   maintenance and operations revenue that would have been available   to the district using the basic allotment formula provided by   Section 48.051 and the small and mid-sized allotment formulas   provided by Section 48.101 as those sections existed on January 1,   2023.          (d)  Before making a final determination of the amount of an   allotment to which a school district is entitled under this   section, the agency shall ensure each school district has an   opportunity to review and submit revised information to the agency   for purposes of calculating the values under Subsection (a).          (e)  A school district is entitled to an allotment in an   amount equal to:                (1)  for the 2026-2027 school year, two-thirds of the   value determined under Subsection (a); and                (2)  for the 2027-2028 school year, one-third of the   value determined under Subsection (a).          (f)  A school district is not entitled to an allotment under   this section in the 2028-2029 school year or a later school year.          (g)  This section expires September 1, 2029.          SECTION 1.17.  The following provisions of the Education   Code are repealed:                (1)  Sections 21.402(b), (c), (c-1), (f), and (h); and                (2)  Sections 21.403(a) and (d).          SECTION 1.18.  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of   this section, this article takes effect immediately if this Act   receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each   house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.   If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate   effect, the entirety of this article takes effect September 1,   2023.          (b)  Sections 48.051, 48.101, 48.151(c), and 48.277(d) and   (e), Education Code, as amended by this article, and Sections   48.0055, 48.160, and 48.280, Education Code, as added by this   article, take effect September 1, 2023.   ARTICLE 2. CHANGES EFFECTIVE FOR 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR          SECTION 2.01.  Section 46.003(a), Education Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a)  For each year, except as provided by Sections 46.005 and   46.006, a school district is guaranteed a specified amount per   student in state and local funds for each cent of tax effort, up to   the maximum rate under Subsection (b), to pay the principal of and   interest on eligible bonds issued to construct, acquire, renovate,   or improve an instructional facility. The amount of state support   is determined by the formula:   FYA = (FYL X AE [ADA] X BTR X 100) - (BTR X (DPV/100))   where:          "FYA" is the guaranteed facilities yield amount of state   funds allocated to the district for the year;          "FYL" is the dollar amount guaranteed level of state and   local funds per student per cent of tax effort, which is $35 or a   greater amount for any year provided by appropriation;          "AE" ["ADA"] is the greater of the number of students in   average enrollment [daily attendance], as determined under Section   48.0055 [48.005], in the district or 400;          "BTR" is the district's bond tax rate for the current year,   which is determined by dividing the amount budgeted by the district   for payment of eligible bonds by the quotient of the district's   taxable value of property as determined under Subchapter M, Chapter   403, Government Code, or, if applicable, Section 48.258, divided by   100; and          "DPV" is the district's taxable value of property as   determined under Subchapter M, Chapter 403, Government Code, or, if   applicable, Section 48.258.          SECTION 2.02.  Section 46.005, Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 46.005.  LIMITATION ON GUARANTEED AMOUNT. The   guaranteed amount of state and local funds for a new project that a   district may be awarded in any state fiscal biennium under Section   46.003 for a school district may not exceed the lesser of:                (1)  the amount the actual debt service payments the   district makes in the biennium in which the bonds are issued; or                (2)  the greater of:                      (A)  $100,000; or                      (B)  the product of the number of students in   average enrollment [daily attendance] in the district multiplied by   $250.          SECTION 2.03.  Section 46.006(g), Education Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (g)  In this section, "wealth per student" means a school   district's taxable value of property as determined under Subchapter   M, Chapter 403, Government Code, or, if applicable, Section 48.258,   divided by the district's average enrollment [daily attendance] as   determined under Section 48.0055 [48.005].          SECTION 2.04.  Section 46.032(a), Education Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a)  Each school district is guaranteed a specified amount   per student in state and local funds for each cent of tax effort to   pay the principal of and interest on eligible bonds. The amount of   state support, subject only to the maximum amount under Section   46.034, is determined by the formula:          EDA = (EDGL X AE [ADA] X EDTR X 100) - (EDTR X (DPV/100))   where:          "EDA" is the amount of state funds to be allocated to the   district for assistance with existing debt;          "EDGL" is the dollar amount guaranteed level of state and   local funds per student per cent of tax effort, which is the lesser   of:                (1)  $40 or a greater amount for any year provided by   appropriation; or                (2)  the amount that would result in a total additional   amount of state funds under this subchapter for the current year   equal to $60 million in excess of the state funds to which school   districts would have been entitled under this section if the   guaranteed level amount were $35;          "AE" ["ADA"] is the number of students in average enrollment   [daily attendance], as determined under Section 48.0055 [48.005],   in the district;          "EDTR" is the existing debt tax rate of the district, which is   determined by dividing the amount budgeted by the district for   payment of eligible bonds by the quotient of the district's taxable   value of property as determined under Subchapter M, Chapter 403,   Government Code, or, if applicable, under Section 48.258, divided   by 100; and          "DPV" is the district's taxable value of property as   determined under Subchapter M, Chapter 403, Government Code, or, if   applicable, under Section 48.258.          SECTION 2.05.  Section 48.051(a), Education Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a)  For each student in average daily attendance, not   including the time students spend each day in special education   programs in an instructional arrangement other than mainstream [or   career and technology education programs], for which an additional   allotment is made under Subchapter C, a district is entitled to an   allotment equal to [the lesser of $6,160 or] the amount that results   from the following formula:   A = B [$6,160] X TR/MCR   where:          "A" is the allotment to which a district is entitled;          "B" is the base amount, which equals the greater of:                (1)  $6,210;                (2)  an amount equal to the district's base amount under   this section for the preceding school year; or                (3)  the amount appropriated under Subsection (b);          "TR" is the district's tier one maintenance and operations   tax rate, as provided by Section 45.0032; and          "MCR" is the district's maximum compressed tax rate, as   determined under Section 48.2551.          SECTION 2.06.  Sections 48.104(a), (d), and (e), Education   Code, are amended to read as follows:          (a)  For each student who does not have a disability and   resides in a residential placement facility in a district in which   the student's parent or legal guardian does not reside, a district   is entitled to an annual allotment equal to the basic allotment   multiplied by 0.2 or, if the student is educationally   disadvantaged, 0.2755 [0.275]. For each full-time equivalent   student who is in a remedial and support program under Section   29.081 because the student is pregnant, a district is entitled to an   annual allotment equal to the basic allotment multiplied by 2.41.          (d)  The weights assigned to the five tiers of the index   established under Subsection (c) are, from least to most severe   economic disadvantage, 0.2255 [0.225], 0.238 [0.2375], 0.2505   [0.25], 0.263 [0.2625], and 0.2755 [0.275].          (e)  If insufficient data is available for any school year to   evaluate the level of economic disadvantage in a census block   group, a school district is entitled to an annual allotment equal to   the basic allotment multiplied by 0.2255 [0.225] for each student   who is educationally disadvantaged and resides in that census block   group.          SECTION 2.07.  Section 48.105(a), Education Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a)  For each student in average enrollment [daily   attendance] in a bilingual education or special language program   under Subchapter B, Chapter 29, a district is entitled to an annual   allotment equal to the basic allotment multiplied by:                (1)  for an emergent bilingual student, as defined by   Section 29.052:                      (A)  0.1; or                      (B)  0.15 if the student is in a bilingual   education program using a dual language immersion/one-way or   two-way program model; and                (2)  for a student not described by Subdivision (1),   0.05 if the student is in a bilingual education program using a dual   language immersion/two-way program model.          SECTION 2.08.  Sections 48.106(a) and (a-1), Education Code,   are amended to read as follows:          (a)  For each [full-time equivalent] student in average   enrollment [daily attendance] in an approved career and technology   education program in grades 7 through 12, a district is entitled to   an annual allotment equal to the basic allotment[,] or, if   applicable, the sum of the basic allotment and the allotment under   Section 48.101 to which the district is entitled, multiplied by:                (1)  ____ [1.1] for a [full-time equivalent] student in   career and technology education courses not in an approved program   of study;                (2)  ____ [1.28] for a [full-time equivalent] student   in levels one and two career and technology education courses in an   approved program of study, as identified by the agency; and                (3)  ____ [1.47] for a [full-time equivalent] student   in levels three and four career and technology education courses in   an approved program of study, as identified by the agency.          (a-1)  In addition to the amounts under Subsection (a), for   each student in average enrollment [daily attendance], a district   is entitled to $50 for each of the following in which the student is   enrolled:                (1)  a campus designated as a P-TECH school under   Section 29.556; or                (2)  a campus that is a member of the New Tech Network   and that focuses on project-based learning and work-based   education.          SECTION 2.09.  Section 48.107(a), Education Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), for each student   in average enrollment [daily attendance] who is using a public   education grant under Subchapter G, Chapter 29, to attend school in   a district other than the district in which the student resides, the   district in which the student attends school is entitled to an   annual allotment equal to the basic allotment multiplied by a   weight of 0.1.          SECTION 2.10.  Section 48.108(a), Education Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a)  For each student in average enrollment [daily   attendance] in kindergarten through third grade, a school district   is entitled to an annual allotment equal to the basic allotment   multiplied by 0.1 if the student is:                (1)  educationally disadvantaged; or                (2)  an emergent bilingual student, as defined by   Section 29.052, and is in a bilingual education or special language   program under Subchapter B, Chapter 29.          SECTION 2.11.  Section 48.109(c), Education Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (c)  Not more than five percent of a district's students in   average enrollment [daily attendance] are eligible for funding   under this section.          SECTION 2.12.  Section 48.153, Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 48.153.  DROPOUT RECOVERY SCHOOL AND RESIDENTIAL   PLACEMENT FACILITY ALLOTMENT. A school district or open-enrollment   charter school is entitled to $275 for each student in average   enrollment [daily attendance] who:                (1)  resides in a residential placement facility; or                (2)  is at a district or school or a campus of the   district or school that is designated as a dropout recovery school   under Section 39.0548.          SECTION 2.13.  Section 48.106(b)(2), Education Code, is   repealed.          SECTION 2.14.  This article takes effect September 1, 2024.