By: Collier H.B. No. 3570       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the allocation of low income housing tax credits.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 2306.6710(a), Government Code, is   amended by adding section 2306.6710(a)(1) to read as follows:          (1)  if a proposed affordable housing development is in the   primary attendance zone for an elementary, middle, or high school   that has not, at the time of application, achieved Educational   Quality which shall be defined by the Department as having a D or   better rating under the system administered by the Texas Education   Agency (“Educational Quality”), an application will not be deemed   ineligible for an award based on that characteristic if the school   district certifies that:                (A)  the school will achieve a D or better rating within   three years of the date of application; or                (B)  the overall academic environment for the school is   to be enhanced by a Turnaround Plan pursuant to Section 39.107 of   the Texas Education Code; or                (C)  the district will institute a shift to a K-8   structure to serve that same attendance zone within three years of   the date of application; or                (D)  the district will implement extended day pre-K to   serve that same attendance zone within three years of the date of   the application; or                (E)  residents have the option of attending an   elementary, middle, or high school of their choice within the same   district that has a D or better rating.          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to an application for low income housing tax credits that is   submitted to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs   during an application cycle that is based on the 2018 qualified   allocation plan or a subsequent plan adopted by the governing board   of the department under Section 2306.67022, Government Code. An   application that is submitted during an application cycle that is   based on an earlier qualified allocation plan is governed by the law   in effect on the date the application cycle began, and the former   law is continued in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.   Section 2306.6710(b), Government Code, is amended by adding the   following to the end of section 2306.6710(a)to read as follows:   Educational Quality may be considered by the Department in   threshold criteria but shall not be considered by the Department   under Section 2306.6710(b).