| (a) From the biennial instructional materials fund,
the commissioner of education shall set aside an amount not to exceed
$10 million for each year of the biennium to make high-enrollment-growth
adjustments for school districts and open-enrollment charter schools
that experience the highest enrollment growth from the previous year.
(b) High-enrollment-growth adjustments will be based
on the difference between the school district's or open-enrollment
charter school's percentage of enrollment growth and that of the state.
Enrollment growth calculations will be determined each fiscal year
based on fall Texas Student Data System Public Education Information
Management System enrollment data.
(c) The amount of the adjustment determined by the
commissioner is final and may not be appealed.
(d) If sufficient instructional materials funds are
available, high-enrollment-growth adjustments will be granted once
each fiscal year.
(e) The per-student high-enrollment-growth adjustment
granted in the second year of a biennium shall not exceed one-half
of the per-student amount established as the biennial instructional
materials and technology allotment.
(f) Notwithstanding subsection (d) of this section,
a school district or an open-enrollment charter school that experiences
an unexpected growth of at least two percent due to a natural or man-made
disaster or catastrophic event may apply to the commissioner for additional
allotment funding at any time during a fiscal year. Any additional
funding will be dependent on the availability of funds.
(g) Notwithstanding subsection (d) of this section,
a school district or an open-enrollment charter school that experiences
an unexpected growth in its bilingual population of at least 10 percent
in any school year may apply to the commissioner for additional bilingual
allotment funding at any time during a fiscal year. Any additional
funding will be dependent on the availability of funds.
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