| (a) Definitions. The following definitions apply to
the school safety allotment (SSA) in accordance with Texas Education
Code (TEC), §48.115.
(1) School district campus--a campus that:
(A) has its own unique campus ID number registered
with the Texas Education Agency (TEA), an assigned administrator,
enrolled students who are counted for average daily attendance, and
assigned instructional staff;
(B) receives federal, state, or local funds or any
combination of the three as its primary support;
(C) provides instruction in the Texas Essential Knowledge
and Skills, including prekindergarten instruction;
(D) has one or more grade groups in the range from
early education through Grade 12; and
(E) is not a program for students enrolled in another
public school, does not provide only virtual instruction, and does
not use only facilities not subject to the district's control.
(2) Instructional facility--a term that has the meaning
defined by §61.1031(a)(3) of this title (relating to School Safety
Requirements).
(b) Eligibility.
(1) Both school districts and open-enrollment charter
schools are eligible for the SSA.
(2) Funding under TEC, §48.115(a)(2), will be
calculated for campuses that qualify as a school district campus,
as defined in subsection (a) of this section and which includes an
open-enrollment charter school campus and an instructional facility,
as defined in subsection (a) of this section, used for teaching the
curriculum required by TEC, Chapter 28.
(3) Juvenile justice alternative education program
campuses or campuses that provide only virtual instruction are not
eligible for funding under TEC, §48.115(a)(2).
(c) Entitlement. In the fall of each school year, as
part of the settle-up process for the preceding school year, campus
data reported through the Texas Student Data System Public Education
Information Management System (TSDS PEIMS) for eligible campuses with
confirmed enrollment and average daily attendance from the TSDS PEIMS
summer submission will be used to calculate the allotment provided
by TEC, §48.115(a)(2).
(d) Estimates. School districts and open-enrollment
charter schools will be provided with estimated funding during a school
year for eligible campuses based on the prior year's summer TSDS PEIMS
data using the same methodology described in subsection (c) of this
section to calculate the entitlement. The final entitlement will be
based on data from the current school year as provided for in subsection
(c) of this section. Any difference from the estimated entitlement
will be addressed as part of the Foundation School Program settle-up
process according to the provisions of TEC, §48.272.
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