Text of section effective on September 01, 2020
Sec. 48.2552. LIMITATION ON MAXIMUM COMPRESSED RATE. (a) Each year, the agency shall evaluate the difference between school districts' maximum compressed rates, as determined under Section 48.2551.
(b) If a school district has a maximum compressed rate that is less than 90 percent of another school district's maximum compressed rate, the district's maximum compressed rate is calculated under Section 48.2551(c) until the agency determines that the difference between the district's and another district's maximum compressed rates is not more than 10 percent.
(c) The amount of revenue available to the state as a result of the differences in the amount of state aid and reduction in local revenue between calculating a district's maximum compressed rate in accordance with Subsection (b) and calculating the district's maximum compressed rate under Section 48.2551 shall be used to lower the state compression percentage under Section 48.255. The agency shall provide estimates to the legislature of the reduction of the state compression percentage based on this subsection.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 3), Sec. 1A.007, eff. September 1, 2020.