Texas Register

TITLE 19 EDUCATION
PART 2TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY
CHAPTER 109BUDGETING, ACCOUNTING, AND AUDITING
SUBCHAPTER AACOMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
RULE §109.1001Financial Accountability Ratings
ISSUE 02/23/2024
ACTION Proposed
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule

(a) - (d)(No change.)

(e)The TEA will base the financial accountability rating of a school district on its overall performance on the financial measurements, ratios, and other indicators established by the commissioner, as shown in the figures provided in this subsection. Financial accountability ratings for a rating year are based on the data from the immediate prior fiscal year.

  (1) - (7)(No change.)

   (8)The financial accountability rating indicators for rating year 2023-2024 are based on fiscal year 2023 financial data and are provided in the figure in this paragraph entitled "School FIRST - Rating Worksheet Dated June 2024 for Rating Years 2023-2024+." The financial accountability rating indicators for rating years after 2023-2024 will use the same calculations and scoring method provided in the figure in this paragraph.

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  (9)[(8)] The specific calculations and scoring methods used in the financial accountability rating worksheets for school districts for rating years prior to 2014-2015 remain in effect for all purposes with respect to those rating years.

(f)The TEA will base the financial accountability rating of an open-enrollment charter school on its overall performance on the financial measurements, ratios, and other indicators established by the commissioner, as shown in the figures provided in this subsection. Financial accountability ratings for a rating year are based on the data from the immediate prior fiscal year.

  (1) - (7)(No change.)

   (8)The financial accountability rating indicators for rating year 2023-2024 are based on fiscal year 2022 financial data and are provided in the figure in this paragraph entitled "Charter FIRST - Rating Worksheet Dated June 2024 for Rating Years 2023-2024+." The financial accountability rating indicators for rating years after 2023-2024 will use the same calculations and scoring method provided in the figure in this paragraph.

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  (9)[(8)] The specific calculations and scoring methods used in the financial accountability rating worksheets for open-enrollment charter schools for rating years prior to 2014-2015 remain in effect for all purposes with respect to those rating years.

(g) - (q)(No change.)

The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's legal authority to adopt.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on February 12, 2024

TRD-202400557

Cristina De La Fuente-Valadez

Director, Rulemaking

Texas Education Agency

Earliest possible date of adoption: March 24, 2024

For further information, please call: (512) 475-1497



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