89R1632 PRL-F     By: Talarico H.B. No. 172       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to creating a fine arts allotment under the public school   finance system.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 48, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 48.116 to read as follows:          Sec. 48.116.  FINE ARTS ALLOTMENT. (a)  For each student in   average daily attendance enrolled in a fine arts education course   approved by the agency under Subsection (b) in grades 6 through 12,   a school 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 .008.          (b)  The agency shall approve fine arts education courses   that qualify for the allotment provided under this section.  The   approved courses must include fine arts education courses that:                (1)  are authorized by the State Board of Education,   including music, art, theater, and dance;                (2)  provide students with the knowledge and skills   necessary for success in the fine arts; and                (3)  require a student in full-time attendance to   receive not less than 225 minutes of fine arts instruction per week.          (c)  The agency shall annually publish a list of fine arts   courses approved under Subsection (b).          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.