85R5135 KKA-F     By: Reynolds H.B. No. 601       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the definition of regular eligible student used in   determining the transportation allotment under the school finance   system for a municipal school district.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 42.155(b)(1), Education Code, is amended   to read as follows:                (1)  "Regular eligible student" means:                      (A)  for a system not operated by a municipal   school district, a student who resides two or more miles from the   student's campus of regular attendance, measured along the shortest   route that may be traveled on public roads, and who is not   classified as a student eligible for special education services;   and                      (B)  for a system operated by a municipal school   district, a student who resides 0.01 or more miles from the   student's campus of regular attendance, measured along the shortest   route that may be traveled on public roads, and who is not   classified as a student eligible for special education services.          SECTION 2.  Section 42.155(d), Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (d)  A district, other than a municipal school district, or   a county may apply for and on approval of the commissioner receive   an additional amount of up to 10 percent of its regular   transportation allotment to be used for the transportation of   children living within two miles of the school they attend who would   be subject to hazardous traffic conditions if they walked to   school. Each board of trustees shall provide to the commissioner   the definition of hazardous conditions applicable to that district   and shall identify the specific hazardous areas for which the   allocation is requested. A hazardous condition exists where no   walkway is provided and children must walk along or cross a freeway   or expressway, an underpass, an overpass or a bridge, an   uncontrolled major traffic artery, an industrial or commercial   area, or another comparable condition.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.