Tex. Education Code § 48.265
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 48.265, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 48.265. EXCESS FUNDS FOR VIDEO SURVEILLANCE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION SETTINGS.
Official statutory text
(a) If the commissioner determines that the amount appropriated for the purposes of the Foundation School Program exceeds the amount to which school districts are entitled under this chapter, the commissioner may provide grants using the excess money for the purchase of video equipment, or for the reimbursement of costs for previously purchased video equipment, used for monitoring special education classrooms or other special education settings required under Section 29.022.
(b) In awarding grants under this section, the commissioner shall give highest priority to districts with maintenance and operations tax rates at the greatest rates permitted by law. The commissioner shall also give priority to:
(1) districts with maintenance and operations tax rates at least equal to the state maximum compressed tax rate, as defined by Section 48.051(a), and lowest amounts of maintenance and operations tax revenue per weighted student; and
(2) districts with debt service tax rates near or equal to the greatest rates permitted by law.
(c) The commissioner may adopt rules to implement and administer this section.
(b) In awarding grants under this section, the commissioner shall give highest priority to districts with maintenance and operations tax rates at the greatest rates permitted by law. The commissioner shall also give priority to:
(1) districts with maintenance and operations tax rates at least equal to the state maximum compressed tax rate, as defined by Section 48.051(a), and lowest amounts of maintenance and operations tax revenue per weighted student; and
(2) districts with debt service tax rates near or equal to the greatest rates permitted by law.
(c) The commissioner may adopt rules to implement and administer this section.
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