The 89th Legislative Session in Review | Page 79

FINANCE

5B260

SCHOOL SAFETY ALLOTMENT
Effective September 1, 2025
• Language from SB 260 was incorporated into Article 7 of HB 2
• See page 22

5B2185

ALTERNATIVE LANGUAGE METHODS
Effective September 1, 2025
• Allows TEA to require districts to include a report information relating to alternative language education methods and classify methods used by a district in PEIMS
• Requires TEA to review districts that offer approved alternative lagrange education methods and approve them to receive an allotment at the same weight as the bilingual allotment, capped at $ 10 million per biennium
• Allows bilingual allotment to be spent on teacher salaries

5B568

SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING
Effective September 1, 2025
• Language from SB 568 was incorporated into Article 4 of HB 2
• See page 13

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