89R14615 AMF-F
 
  By: Perez of El Paso H.B. No. 5420
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to a military transition allotment under the Foundation
  School Program.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 48, Education Code, is
  amended by adding Section 48.120 to read as follows:
         Sec. 48.120.  MILITARY TRANSITION AID. (a)  A school
  district is entitled to an annual allotment equal to the basic
  allotment multiplied by 0.08 for each eligible student in average
  daily attendance.
         (b)  A student is eligible for purposes of Subsection (a) if
  the student:
               (1)  is a military-connected student, as defined by
  Section 25.006; and
               (2)  is in the student's first year of enrollment in the
  school district.
         (c)  Funds allocated under this section may be used only to
  maintain a transition program that assists military families with
  relocation, enrollment, registration, records transfer, academic
  planning, counseling, and other support services available at a
  Purple Star Campus, as described by Section 33.909.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.