Tex.
Educ. Code Section 48.307
Additional State Aid for State-approved Instructional Materials
(a)
For each student enrolled in the district, a school district is entitled to additional state aid for each school year in an amount equal to $40, or a greater amount provided by appropriation, to procure instructional material that has been:(1)
reviewed by the agency under Section 31.023 (Instructional Material Review);(2)
placed on the list of approved instructional materials maintained by the State Board of Education under Section 31.022 (State Board of Education Instructional Materials Review and Approval);(3)
designated by the State Board of Education under Section 31.022 (State Board of Education Instructional Materials Review and Approval) as being included or capable of being included in an instructional materials parent portal under Section 31.154 (Instructional Materials Parent Portal); and(4)
acquired from a publisher, manufacturer, or other entity that has not been found to violate Section 31.151 (Duties of Publishers and Manufacturers).(b)
A school district is entitled to the amount of state aid provided by Subsection (a) each school year, regardless of whether the district uses the amount during the school year for which the amount was provided.(c)
Additional state aid provided under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the district’s instructional materials and technology account maintained by the commissioner under Section 31.0212 (Instructional Materials and Technology Account) and may be accessed only for the procurement of instructional materials in accordance with this section.(d)
Funds provided to a school district under this section must be spent in compliance with the requirements for the use of funds provided under this section and Section 31.0211 (Instructional Materials and Technology Allotment).(1)
“Coordinating board” means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.(2)
“FAST program” means the Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST) program under Section 28.0095.(b)
An institution of higher education participating in the FAST program is entitled to an allotment in an amount equal to the amount of tuition set by coordinating board rule under Section 28.0095(d) for each dual credit course in which a student eligible to participate in the FAST program is enrolled at the institution.(c)
The agency shall transfer the total amount of allotments under this section to the coordinating board for distribution in accordance with Section 28.0095(h).(d)
The agency and the coordinating board shall coordinate as necessary to implement this section.(e)
The legislature shall include in amounts appropriated for the Foundation School Program an amount of state aid sufficient for the agency to make the transfer required under Subsection (c).
Source:
Section 48.307 — Additional State Aid for State-approved Instructional Materials, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.48.htm#48.307 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
