Title ED, Education Code

Sec. 46.005. LIMITATION ON GUARANTEED AMOUNT. The guaranteed amount of state and local funds for a new project that a district may be awarded in any state fiscal biennium under Section 46.003 for a school district may not exceed the lesser of: (1) the amount the actual debt servi…

Sec. 46.006. SHORTAGE OR EXCESS OF FUNDS APPROPRIATED FOR NEW PROJECTS. (a) If the total amount appropriated for a year for new projects is less than the amount of money to which school districts applying for state assistance are entitled for that year, the commissioner shall ran…

Sec. 46.007. REFUNDING BONDS. A school district may use state funds received under this subchapter to pay the principal of and interest on refunding bonds that: (1) are issued to refund bonds eligible under Section 46.003; (2) do not have a final maturity date later than the fina…

Sec. 46.008. STANDARDS. (a) The commissioner shall establish standards for adequacy of school facilities. The standards must include requirements related to space, educational adequacy, and construction quality. All new facilities constructed after September 1, 1998, must meet th…

Sec. 46.0081. SECURITY CRITERIA IN DESIGN OF INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITIES. A school district that constructs a new instructional facility or conducts a major renovation of an existing instructional facility using funds allotted to the district under this subchapter shall consider, in…

Sec. 46.009. PAYMENT OF SCHOOL FACILITIES ALLOTMENTS. (a) For each school year, the commissioner shall determine the amount of money to which each school district is entitled under this subchapter. (b) If the amount appropriated for purposes of this subchapter for a year is less …

Sec. 46.010. PROJECTS BY MORE THAN ONE DISTRICT. If two or more districts apply for state assistance in connection with a joint project at a single location, each district is entitled to a guaranteed facilities yield amount of state and local funds that is 20 percent higher than …

Sec. 46.011. SALE OF INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITY FINANCED WITH INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITIES ALLOTMENT. (a) If an instructional facility financed by bonds paid with state and local funds under this subchapter is sold before the bonds are fully paid, the school district shall send to the co…

Sec. 46.012. APPLICABILITY TO OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOLS. An open-enrollment charter school is not entitled to an allotment under this subchapter. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1504, Sec. 30, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Sec. 46.013. MULTIPLE ALLOTMENTS PROHIBITED. A school district is not entitled to state assistance under this subchapter based on taxes with respect to which the district receives state assistance under Subchapter E, Chapter 48. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1156, Sec. 7, ef…

Sec. 46.031. RULES. The commissioner may adopt rules for the administration of this subchapter. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 396, Sec. 1.29, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Sec. 46.032. ALLOTMENT. (a) Each school district is guaranteed a specified amount per student in state and local funds for each cent of tax effort to pay the principal of and interest on eligible bonds. The amount of state support, subject only to the maximum amount under Section…

Sec. 46.033. ELIGIBLE BONDS. Bonds, including bonds issued under Section 45.006, are eligible to be paid with state and local funds under this subchapter if: (1) the district made payments on the bonds during the final school year of the preceding state fiscal biennium or taxes l…

Sec. 46.034. LIMITS ON ASSISTANCE. (a) The existing debt tax rate ("EDTR") under Section 46.032 may not exceed $0.29 per $100 of valuation, or a greater amount for any year provided by appropriation. (b) The amount of state assistance to which a district is entitled under this su…

Sec. 46.035. PAYMENT OF ASSISTANCE. Section 46.009 applies to the payment of assistance under this subchapter. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 396, Sec. 1.29, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Sec. 46.036. APPLICABILITY TO OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOLS. An open-enrollment charter school is not entitled to an allotment under this subchapter. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1504, Sec. 31, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Sec. 46.037. MULTIPLE ALLOTMENTS PROHIBITED. A school district is not entitled to state assistance under this subchapter based on taxes with respect to which the district receives state assistance under Subchapter E, Chapter 48. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1156, Sec. 11, e…

Sec. 46.061. STATE ASSISTANCE FOR REFINANCING. (a) The commissioner by rule may provide for the payment of state assistance under this chapter to refinance school district debt. A refinancing may not increase the cost to the state of providing the assistance. (b) The commissioner…

Sec. 46.071. ADDITIONAL STATE AID FOR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION AND LIMITATION ON TAX INCREASES. (a) Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year and continuing through the 2021-2022 school year, a school district is entitled to additional state aid under this subchapter to the extent that…