SECTION 61.1008. School Safety Allotment

(a) Definitions. The following definitions apply to the school safety allotment (SSA) in accordance with Texas Education Code (TEC), §48.115.

(1) School district campus--a campus that:

(A) has its own unique campus ID number registered with the Texas Education Agency (TEA), an assigned administrator, enrolled students who are counted for average daily attendance, and assigned instructional staff;

(B) receives federal, state, or local funds or any combination of the three as its primary support;

(C) provides instruction in the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, including prekindergarten instruction;

(D) has one or more grade groups in the range from early education through Grade 12; and

(E) is not a program for students enrolled in another public school, does not provide only virtual instruction, and does not use only facilities not subject to the district's control.

(2) Instructional facility--a term that has the meaning defined by §61.1031(a)(3) of this title (relating to School Safety Requirements).

(b) Eligibility.

(1) Both school districts and open-enrollment charter schools are eligible for the SSA.

(2) Funding under TEC, §48.115(a)(2), will be calculated for campuses that qualify as a school district campus, as defined in subsection (a) of this section and which includes an open-enrollment charter school campus and an instructional facility, as defined in subsection (a) of this section, used for teaching the curriculum required by TEC, Chapter 28.

(3) Juvenile justice alternative education program campuses or campuses that provide only virtual instruction are not eligible for funding under TEC, §48.115(a)(2).

(c) Entitlement. In the fall of each school year, as part of the settle-up process for the preceding school year, campus data reported through the Texas Student Data System Public Education Information Management System (TSDS PEIMS) for eligible campuses with confirmed enrollment and average daily attendance from the TSDS PEIMS summer submission will be used to calculate the allotment provided by TEC, §48.115(a)(2).

(d) Estimates. School districts and open-enrollment charter schools will be provided with estimated funding during a school year for eligible campuses based on the prior year's summer TSDS PEIMS data using the same methodology described in subsection (c) of this section to calculate the entitlement. The final entitlement will be based on data from the current school year as provided for in subsection (c) of this section. Any difference from the estimated entitlement will be addressed as part of the Foundation School Program settle-up process according to the provisions of TEC, §48.272.

Source Note: The provisions of this §61.1008 adopted to be effective February 20, 2024, 49 TexReg 861