Letters, emails
One of the tricky things about new legislation is determining when it is effective.
Setting the Tax Rate
Even though, House Bill 3646 is effective September 1st, some of the tax rate setting provisions in that bill will not be available until the 2010-2011 school year. While House Bill 3 was effective on June 19th some provisions also do apply until the 2010-2011 budget cycle.
Follow the guidance given in the Comptroller's Truth in Taxation Seminars.
Expenditure Targets The requirement to spend at least 65% for instruction was eliminated beginnint with the 2009-2010 school year as were the expenditure targets.
6/24/09 email:
House Bill 3, 81st Texas Legislature, 2009, repealed the Texas Education Code, Section 44.011, related to expenditure targets. The repeal of this code is effective immediately.
For additional information, contact David Cohen, Forecasting & Fiscal Analysis Division, by email at
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or by phone at (512) 475-2578.
Dual credit courses
House Bill 3646, 81st Texas Legislature, 2009, amended the Texas Education Code, Section 28.009, to provide that a school district is not required to pay a student’s tuition or other associated costs for dual credit courses in order to claim a student for average daily attendance (ADA). Please note that this amendment expires September 1, 2011.
For additional information, contact Belinda Dyer, Forecasting & Fiscal Analysis Division, by email at
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or by phone at (512) 475-3451.
Graduation Requirements
June 25th letter:
With the passage of House Bill (HB) 3, new graduation requirements will take effect on September 1, 2009. These new requirements supersede the graduation requirements in 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 74.
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