By: King of Hemphill H.B. No. 4406       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to creating the State School Safety Fund to provide   financial support for projects that enhance the safety of schools   in this state.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 48, Education Code, is amended by adding   Section 48.304 to read as follows:          Section 48.304. EXCESS FUNDS FOR STATE SCHOOL SAFETY FUND.   (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including Section   48.265 to the contrary, if the commissioner of education determines   that the amount appropriated for the purposes of the Foundation   School Program exceeds the amount to which school districts are   entitled under Chapters 46, 48 and 49, Education Code, the   commissioner shall designate a portion of the excess funds, up to   100 percent of the excess funds to be transferred to the State   School Safety Fund under Article VII, Section 7, of the Texas   Constitution.          (b)  The Commissioner shall then establish an annual school   safety grant program that is funded through proceeds from the State   School Safety Fund.          (c)  Total grants awarded under this section may not exceed   $250 million per school year.          (d)  Grants awarded under this section must only be used to   reimburse school districts for expenditures required to implement a   school safety plan that has been approved by the agency.          (e)  Grants awarded under this section shall be limited to   $10 million per district. If there are more than $250 million in   requests for reimbursements, the commissioner shall   proportionately reduce all grant awards so that the total equals   $250 million. If there are any funds left over in a given school   year after all eligible districts have been awarded grants, then   these excess funds may be used to provide a second round of funding   to school districts who had expenditures in excess of $10 million in   a given school year.          (f)  The commissioner may adopt rules to implement and   administer this section.          (g)  This section is effective beginning with the 2024-2025   school year.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect January 1, 2024, but only   if the constitutional amendment proposed by the 88th Legislature,   Regular Session, 2023, creating the State School Safety Fund to   provide financial support for projects that enhance the safety of   schools in this state is approved by the voters. If that amendment   is not approved by the voters, this Act has no effect.