Texas § 48.052 SPARSITY ADJUSTMENT.

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§ 48.052 — SPARSITY ADJUSTMENT.

Texas § 48.052

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Tex. Education Code Code Ann. § 48.052 (2026).

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Sec. 48.052. SPARSITY ADJUSTMENT.

(a)Notwithstanding Section 48.051 , a school district that has fewer than 130 students in average daily attendance shall be provided a basic allotment on the basis of 130 students in average daily attendance if it offers a kindergarten through grade 12 program and has preceding or current year's average daily attendance of at least 90 students or is 30 miles or more by bus route from the nearest high school district. A district offering a kindergarten through grade 8 program whose preceding or current year's average daily attendance was at least 50 students or which is 30 miles or more by bus route from the nearest high school district shall be provided a basic allotment on the basis of 75 students in average daily attendance. An average daily attendance

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Sec. 48.052. SPARSITY ADJUSTMENT. (a) Notwithstanding Section 48.051 , a school district that has fewer than 130 students in average daily attendance shall be provided a basic allotment on the basis of 130 students in average daily attendance if it offers a kindergarten through grade 12 program and has preceding or current year's average daily attendance of at least 90 students or is 30 miles or more by bus route from the nearest high school district. A district offering a kindergarten through grade 8 program whose preceding or current year's average daily attendance was at least 50 students or which is 30 miles or more by bus route from the nearest high school district shall be provided a basic allotment on the basis of 75 students in average daily attendance. An average daily attendance of 60 students shall be the basis of providing the basic allotment if a district offers a kindergarten through grade 6 program and has preceding or current year's average daily attendance of at least 40 students or is 30 miles or more by bus route from the nearest high school district.
(b) Subsection (c) applies only to a school district that:
(1) does not offer each grade level from kindergarten through grade 12 and whose prospective or former students generally attend school in a state that borders this state for the grade levels the district does not offer;
(2) serves both students residing in this state and students residing in a state that borders this state who are subsequently eligible for in-state tuition rates at institutions of higher education in either state regardless of the state in which the students reside; and
(3) shares students with an out-of-state district that does not offer competing instructional services.
(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) or Section 48.051 , a school district to which this subsection applies, as provided by Subsection (b), that has fewer than 130 students in average daily attendance shall be provided a basic allotment on the basis of 130 students in average daily attendance if it offers a kindergarten through grade four program and has preceding or current year's average daily attendance of at least 75 students or is 30 miles or more by bus route from the nearest high school district.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Education Code, Section 42.105 by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 3 ), Sec. 1.021, eff. September 1, 2019.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1 ), Sec. 57.10, eff. September 28, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1 ), Sec. 57.11, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 785 (H.B. 2593 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.