85R6816 KKA-D     By: Huberty H.B. No. 3812       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to an allotment under the foundation school program for   students with dyslexia or related disorders.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 42.006(a-1), Education Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a-1)  The commissioner by rule shall require each school   district and open-enrollment charter school to report through the   Public Education Information Management System information   regarding the number of students enrolled in the district or school   who are identified as having dyslexia or related disorders.  The   agency shall maintain the information provided in accordance with   this subsection.          SECTION 2.  Subchapter C, Chapter 42, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 42.1561 to read as follows:          Sec. 42.1561.  ALLOTMENT FOR STUDENT WITH DYSLEXIA OR   RELATED DISORDER. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), for each student   that a school district serves who has been identified as having   dyslexia or a related disorder, the district is entitled to an   annual allotment equal to the district's adjusted basic allotment   as determined under Section 42.102 or Section 42.103, as   applicable, multiplied by 0.12 for each school year or a greater   amount provided by appropriation.          (b)  A school district is entitled to the allotment under   Subsection (a) only for a student who:                (1)  is receiving instruction that:                      (A)  meets applicable dyslexia program criteria   established by the agency; and                      (B)  is provided by a person with specific   training in providing that instruction; or                (2)  has received the instruction described by   Subdivision (1) and is permitted, on the basis of having dyslexia or   a related disorder, to use modifications in the classroom and   accommodations in the administration of assessment instruments   under Section 39.023.          (c)  Funds allotted under this section must be used in   providing services to students with dyslexia or related disorders.          (d)  A school district may receive funding for a student   under this section and Section 42.151 if the student satisfies the   requirements of both sections.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.