88R12353 KJE-F     By: Perry S.B. No. 1713       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to an allotment for day placement programs under the   Foundation School Program.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter G, Chapter 48, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 48.307 to read as follows:          Sec. 48.307.  DAY PLACEMENT PROGRAM FUNDING. (a) For each   qualifying day placement program that a regional education service   center makes available in partnership with a school district,   open-enrollment charter school, or shared services arrangement,   the center is entitled to an allotment of:                (1)  $250,000 for the first year of the program's   operation; and                (2)  $150,000 for each year of the program's operation   after the first year.          (b)  A day placement program qualifies for purposes of   Subsection (a) if:                (1)  the program complies with commissioner rules   regarding contracts for the placement of students receiving special   education services in a day placement program;                (2)  the program offers services to students who are   enrolled at any school district or open-enrollment charter school   in the county in which the program is offered, unless the   commissioner by rule waives or modifies the requirement under this   subdivision for the program to serve all students in a county; and                (3)  the agency has designated the program for service   in the county in which the program is offered.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.