Sec. 48.108. EARLY EDUCATION ALLOTMENT. (a) For each student in average daily attendance in kindergarten through third grade, a school district is entitled to an annual allotment equal to the basic allotment multiplied by 0.1 if the student is:

(1) educationally disadvantaged; or

(2) a student of limited English proficiency, as defined by Section 29.052, and is in a bilingual education or special language program under Subchapter B, Chapter 29.

(b) Funds allocated under this section must be used to fund programs and services designed to improve student performance in reading and mathematics in prekindergarten through third grade, including programs and services designed to assist the district in achieving the goals set in the district's early childhood literacy and mathematics proficiency plans adopted under Section 11.185.

(c) A school district is entitled to an allotment under each subdivision of Subsection (a) for which a student qualifies.

(d) A school district may receive funding for a student under this section and under Sections 48.104 and 48.105, as applicable, if the student satisfies the requirements of each applicable section.

Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 3), Sec. 1.031, eff. September 1, 2019.