Tex. Educ. Code § 7.062 · Subchapter C. COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
SCIENCE LABORATORY GRANT PROGRAM.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) In this section, "wealth per student" means a school district's taxable value of property as determined under Subchapter M, Chapter 403, Government Code, or, if applicable, Section 48.258, divided by the district's average daily attendance as determined under Section 48.005.
(b) The commissioner shall establish a program to provide competitive grants to school districts for the purpose of constructing or renovating high school science laboratories.
(c) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, if the commissioner certifies that the amount appropriated for a state fiscal year for purposes of Subchapters A and B, Chapter 46, exceeds the amount to which school districts are entitled under those subchapters for that year, the commissioner shall use the excess funds, in an amount not to exceed $20 million in any state fiscal year, for the purpose of making grants under this section. The use of excess funds under this subsection has priority over any provision of Chapter 48 that permits or directs the use of excess foundation school program funds, including Sections 48.258, 48.259, and 48.267. The commissioner is required to use excess funds as provided by this subsection only if the commissioner is not required to reduce the total amount of state funds allocated to school districts under Section 48.266(f).
(d) The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement the program, including rules addressing eligibility, application procedures, and accountability for use of grant funds.
(e) The rules must:
(1) limit the amount of assistance provided through a grant to not more than:
(A) for a construction project, $200 per square foot of the science laboratory to be constructed; or
(B) for a renovation project, $100 per square foot of the science laboratory to be renovated;
(2) require a school district to demonstrate, as a condition of eligibility for a grant, that the existing district science laboratories are insufficient in number to comply with the curriculum requirements imposed for the distinguished level of achievement under the foundation high school program under Section 28.025; and
(3) provide for ranking school districts that apply for grants on the basis of wealth per student and giving priority in the award of grants to districts with low wealth per student.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2237), Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 211 (H.B. 5), Sec. 2(a), eff. June 10, 2013.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 3), Sec. 3.002, eff. September 1, 2019.
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Education Code
- Tex. Educ. Code § 28.025HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AND CERTIFICATE; ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT RECORD.Printed as Section 28.025
- Tex. Educ. Code ch. 46ASSISTANCE WITH INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITIES AND PAYMENT OF EXISTING DEBTPrinted as Chapter 46
- Tex. Educ. Code ch. 48FOUNDATION SCHOOL PROGRAMPrinted as Chapter 48
- Tex. Educ. Code § 48.005AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE.Printed as Section 48.005
- Tex. Educ. Code § 48.258ADJUSTMENT FOR RAPID DECLINE IN TAXABLE VALUE OF PROPERTY.Printed as Section 48.258 | Sections 48.258, 48.259, and 48.267
- Tex. Educ. Code § 48.259ADJUSTMENT FOR OPTIONAL HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.Printed as Sections 48.258, 48.259, and 48.267
- Tex. Educ. Code § 48.266DISTRIBUTION OF FOUNDATION SCHOOL FUND.Printed as Section 48.266(f)
- Tex. Educ. Code § 48.267ADJUSTMENT BY COMMISSIONER.Printed as Sections 48.258, 48.259, and 48.267
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